COMMONWEALTH v. TAYLOR

No. 40 MAP 2022.

309 A.3d 754 (2024)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Nazeer TAYLOR, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: January 29, 2024.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh J. Burns Jr., Esq., Michelle Ann Henry, Esq., Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, for Amicus Curiae Office of Attorney General.

James Patrick Davy, Esq., Marsha Levick, Esq., Riya Saha Shah, Esq., Juvenile Law Center, Emily Robb, Esq., Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project, for Amicus Curiae Juvenile Law Center, Youth Sentencing & Reentry Project, Youth Art & Self-Empowerment Project.

Aaron Joshua Marcus, Esq., Defender Association of Philadelphia, Pro se.

Michael F. J. Piecuch, Esq., PA District Attorneys Association, Pro se.

Maureen Flannery Spang, Esq., for Amicus Curiae Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association.

Todd N. Barnes, Esq. , Robert Martin Falin, Esq. , Adrienne D. Jappe, Esq. , Montgomery County District Attorney's Office, Kevin R. Steele, Esq. , for Appellant Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Katherine Elizabeth Ernst, Esq. , Wiseman Schwartz , Rachel Ilana Silver, Esq. , Palladino, Isbell & Casazza, for Appellee Taylor, Nazeer.

TODD, C.J., DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, BROBSON, JJ.


OPINION

In a previous appeal in this matter, we held that the juvenile court violated Appellee Nazeer Taylor's Fifth Amendment1 right to be free from compulsory self-incrimination by considering his refusal to admit guilt for the criminal offenses which he was alleged...

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