J - A05012 - 19 NON - PRECEDENTIAL DECISION - SEE SUPERIOR COURT I.O.P. 65.37 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Appellee v. SHATAYLA ALEXANDRIA ENGRAM Appellant : : : : : : : : : IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

No. 1876 WDA 2017 Appeal from the Judgment of Sentence November 13, 2017 In the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County Criminal Division at No(s): CP - 02 - CR - 0014890 - 2016 BEFORE: GANTMAN, P.J.E., SHOGAN, J., and MURRAY, J. MEMORANDUM BY GANTMAN, P.J.E.: FILED FEBRUARY 12, 2019 Appellant, Shatayla Alexandria Engram, appeals from the judgment of sentence entered in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, following her bench trial convict ions for aggravated assault, terroristic threats, and recklessly endangering another person. 1 We affirm. In its opinion, the trial court accurately set forth the relevant facts and procedural history of this case. Therefore, we have no reason to restate them. Appellant raises one issue for our review: DID THE [TRIAL] COURT ABUSE ITS DISCRETION WHEN IT DENIED THE REQUEST TO GRANT A NEW TRIAL BASED UPON THE ISSUE THAT THE VERDICT IS AGAINST THE WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE PROVIDED? (Appellant’s Brief at 8).

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- 2 - After a thorough review of the record, the briefs of the parties, the applicable law, and the well - reasoned opinion of the Honorable Edward J. Borkowski, we conclude Appellant’s issue merits no relief. The trial court opinion comprehensively discusses a nd properly disposes of the question presented. ( See Trial Court Opinion, filed July 30, 2018, at 6 - 10) (finding: Victim’s trial testimony was credible; Appellant’s trial testimony was inconsistent with common sense and physical dynamics of altercation, a s well as how and where it occurred in house; Victim did not threaten Appellant or possess weapon; Appellant gave multiple inconsistent accounts of events and sustained no injuries, despite her representations to law enforcement; Commonwealth satisfied its burden to disprove self- defense beyond reasonable doubt; verdict was not against weight of evidence). Accordingly, we affirm on the basis of the trial court’s opinion. Judgment of sentence affirmed. Judgment Entered. Joseph D. Seletyn, Esq. Prothonotary Date: 2/12/2019Circulated 01/30/2019 10:28 AM

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- d e fe n s e . M s . E n g r am i s e nt i tl e d t o a n e w 3tr i a l at wh i c h j u s t i c e s h a ll h av e an o th e r o p p o rt un i ty t o p r e v a i l. F IND IN G S O F F A C T O n th e m o rn i n g o f N o v e mb e r 2 , 2 0 1 6 , at a p p r o x i m at e l y 6 : 4 5 am , S h at ay l a A l e x an dr i a E n g r am ( h e r e i n a ft e r " Ap p e ll ant " ) an d D am i an L e e M c W i lli am s ( h e r e i n a ft e r " M c W i lli am s " ) , wh o w e r e i n a r o m ant i c r e l at i o n s h i p an d s h ar e d a h o m e i n th e C i ty o f P i tt s b ur g h , aw o k e t o b e g i n g e tt i n g r e a dy fo r w o rk . A t th at t i m e , an ar g um e nt e n s u e d b e tw e e n Ap p e ll ant an d M c W i lli am s , i n wh i c h Ap p e ll ant thr e at e n e d t o k ill M c W ill i am s . ( T . T . 6 - 8 , 2 2 ) . 5 M r . M c W i lli am s i n fo rm e d Ap p e ll ant th at th e r e l at i o n s h i p w a s o v e r , g o t dr e s s e d , an d att e mp t e d t o g ath e r u p h i s p e r s o n a l b e l o n g i n g s an d l e av e th e r e s i d e n c e . Wh il e att e mp t i n g t o l e av e th e r e s i d e n c e , Ap p e ll ant a g a i n thr e at e n e d t o k ill M c W i lli am s an d p u ll e d a l ar g e k i t c h e n kn i fe fr o m un d e r th e b e d . ( T . T . 8 - 9 ) . I mm e d i at e l y th e r e a ft e r , Ap p e ll ant w a l k e d ar o un d th e b e d t o b l o c k M c W ill i am s ' ab i li ty t o e x i t th e b e dr o o m an d a g a i n thr e at e n e d t o k ill h i m i f h e att e mp t e d t o l e av e . ( T . T . 9 , 1 0 , 2 3 ) . S e e i n g s o m e s p a c e b e tw e e n Ap p e ll ant an d th e d o o rw ay , M c W i lli am s att e mp t e d t o w a l k ar o un d Ap p e ll ant , at wh i c h t i m e Ap p e ll ant r a i s e d th e kn i f e w i th h e r ri ght h an d an d s t ab b e d M c W ill i am s i n h i s r i g ht m i d - c h e s t ar e a . Ap p e ll ant p u ll e d th e kn i fe fr o m M c W ill i am s ' c h e s t , an d h e fe ll

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p o i nt d i d M c W ill i am s p o s s e s s a w e a p o n . ( T . T . 6 8 ) . M c W ill i am s w a s ab l e t o l e av e th e r o o m b ut fe ll d o wn th e s t a i r s t o th e fi r s t fl o o r . H e w a s ab l e t o g e t u p an d e x i t th e r e s i d e n c e . H e dr o v e a v e ry s h o rt d i s t an c e t o h i s m o th e r ' s r e s i d e n c e wh e r e a 9 - 1 - 1 c a ll w a s m a d e . P ar am e d i c s r e s p o n d e d t o M r . M c W ill i am s ' m o th e r ' s r e s i d e n c e , an d h e w a s e m e r g e ntl y tr an s p o rt e d t o UP M C P r e s b yt e ri an H o s p i t a l fo r tr e atm e nt. ( T . T . 1 2 - 1 4 ) . D e t e c t i v e E l v i s D urat o v i c an d O f fi c e r S t e v e n J o hn o f th e P i tt s b ur g h P o l i c e D e p artm e nt r e s p o n d e d t o th e d o m e s t i c v i o l e n c e a s p e c t o f th e c a ll an d p ro c e e d e d t o Ap p e ll ant' s r e s i d e n c e . ( T . T . 2 9 , 5 5 ) . Ap p e ll ant t o l d th e o f fi c e r s th at th e r e h a d b e e n a p hy s i c a l a l t e r c at i o n b e tw e e n h e r s e l f an d M c W ill i am s , an d th at d ur i n g th e a l t e r c at i o n s h e s t ab b e d h i m . Ap p e ll ant furth e r s t at e d th at s h e s u s t a i n e d i n j uri e s o n h e r n e c k an d arm s ; h o w e v e r , o f fi c e r s o b s e rv e d n o i n

j ur i e s o n Ap p e ll ant. ( T . T . 3 0 , 3 4 ) . D uri n g h e r c o nt a c t w i th o f fi c e r s at h e r r e s i d e n c e , Ap p e ll ant c h an g e d h e r d e s c r i p t i o n o f e v e nt s mu lt i p l e t i m e s . I n i t i a ll y s h e c l a i m e d t o 9 - 1 - 1 o p e rat o r s th at s h e h a d u s e d a p o c k e t kn i fe , b ut wh e n qu e s t i o n e d b y D e t e c t i v e D ur at o v ic s h e c l a i m e d s h e w e nt t o th e k it c h e n fo r th e kn i fe . S h e a l s o s t at e d th at s h e s t ab b e d h i m i n th e k i t c h e n , b ut l at e r c h an g e d h e r a c c o unt a ll e g i n g s h e s t ab b e d h i m i n th e l i v i n g ro o m . ( T . T . 3 1 , 3 7 , 6 8 ) . Ap p e ll ant' s c h il dr e n l at e r d i s cl o s e d t o D e t e c t i v e D ur at o v i c th at th e a l t e r c at i o n o c c urr e d i n th e b e dro o m . ( T . T . 3 1 ) . D e t e c t i v e 5D ur at o v i c r e c o v e r e d a l ar g e t e n - i n c h k i t c h e n kn i fe b e tw e e n th e b e d an d n i g ht s t an d

i n th e u p s t a i r s b e dr o o m w i th b l o o d o n i t. T h e b e dr o o m s h o w e d cl e ar s i gn s o f a v i s i b l e s tru g g l e , an d th e i nt e ri o r s t a i r s h a d cl e ar i n d i c at i o n s th at s o m e o n e h a d fa ll e n d o wn th e s t e p s fr o m th e b e dr o o m . ( T. T . 3 1 - 3 3 , 4 0 - 4 2 ) . M c W i lli am s r e qu i r e d thr e e s e ri o u s s ur g e ri e s , an d fo ll o w i n g h i s r e l e a s e fr o m th e h o s p i t a l , h e att e n d e d - a M e r c y H o s p i t a l fa c i l i ty fo r a p p r o x i m at e l y a m o nth o f r e h ab i li t at i o n . ( T. T . 1 6 - 1 8 ) . Ap p e ll ant w a s arr e s t e d an d c h ar g e d a s n o t e d h e r e i n ab o v e . D I S C U S S I O N Ap p e ll ant a ll e g e s i n h e r s o l e cl a i m th at th e v e r d i c t w a s a g a i n s t th e w e i ght o f th e e v i d e n c e . S p e c i fi c a ll y , Ap p e ll ant a ll e g e s th e C o mm o nw e a l th ' s e v i d e n c e o ff e r e d t o p ro v e Ap p e ll ant d i d n o t a c t i n s e l f - d e fe n s e w a s " o f s u c h l o w qu a li ty , t e nu o u s , v a g u e , an d un c e rt ai n th at th e g u il ty v e r d i c t s b a s e d th e r e o n ar e b a s e d u p o n p ur e c o n j e c t ur e an d s urm i s e . " F urth e r , Ap p e ll ant cl a i m s th at h e r t e s t i m o ny r e g ar d i n g h e r i n

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h v . D illo n , 9 2 5 A . 2 d 13 1 , 1 3 6 ( P a . 2 0 0 7 ) . S e l f - d e fe n s e i s th e " u s e o f fo r c e u p o n o r t o w ar d an o th e r p e r s o n " th at i s j u s t i fi ab l e i f " th e a c t o r b e li e v e s th at s u c h fo r c e i s i mm e d i at e l y n e c e s s ary fo r th e p urp o s e o f p r o t e c t i n g h i m s e l f [ h e r s e l f] a g a i n s t th e u s e o f un l aw fu l fo r c e b y s u c h o th e r p e r s o n o n th e p r e s e nt o c c a s i o n . " 1 8 P a . C . S . § 5 0 5 ( a ) . An a c t o r mu s t r e tr e at i f ab l e , e x c e p t fr o m " h i s dw e ll i n g o r p l a c e o f w o rk , un l e s s h e w a s th e i n i t i a l a g g r e s s o r o r i s a s s a i l e d i n h i s p l a c e o fw o rk b y an o th e r p e r s o n wh o s e p l a c e o fw o rk th e a c t o r kn o w s i t t o b e . " 1 8 P a . C . S . § 5 0 5 ( b ) ( 2 ) ( i i ) . If n e c e s s i ty , l a c k o f p r o v o c at i o n , o r i mp o s s i b ili ty o f r e tr e at ar e n e g at e d , th e u s e o f fo r c e o r d e a d l y fo r c e i s n o t j u s t i fi e d an d a s e l f - d e fe n s e cl a i m fa il s . C

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h v . M o uz o n , 5 3 A .3 d 7 3 8 , 7 4 0 ( P a . 2 0 1 2 ) . T h e T r i a l C o urt , s i tt i n g a s th e fi n d e r o f fa c t , d e t e rm i n e d th at M c W ill i am s ' t e s t i m o ny w a s c r e d i b l e , d e m o n s trat i n g th at : ( 1 ) Ap p e ll ant thr e at e n e d t o k ill h i m ; ( 2 ) r e fu s e d t o l e t h i m l e av e ; ( 3 ) r e tri e v e d a l ar g e kn i fe ; ( 4 ) b l o c k e d h i s ab i li ty t o e x i t th e b e dr o o m ; an d ( 5 ) u lt i m at e l y s t ab b e d h i m i n th e c h e s t . ( T. T . 8 , 9 , 1 0 , 1 1 , 2 5 ) . A s s u c h , th e e v i d e n c e cl e ar l y e s t ab li s h e d th at : ( 1 ) Ap p e ll ant d i d n o t r e a s o n ab l y b e l i e v e th at s h e w a s i n d an g e r o f d e ath o r s e r i o u s b o d i l y i n j ury at th e t i m e s h e s t ab b e d M cW i lli am s ; ( 2 ) M c W ill i am s d i d n o t p r o v o k e th e a l t e r c at i o n ; an d ( 3 ) Ap p e ll ant h a d amp l e o p p o rt un i ty t o l e av e th e r e s i d e n c e un d e r th e c i r c um s t an c e s . A s s u c h , Ap p e ll ant ' s a c t i o n s d ur i n g th e a l t e r c at i o n w e r e n o t j u s t i fi e d , thu s n e g at i n g h e r c l a i m o f s e l f - d e fe n s e . A s th e T r i a l C o urt s t at e d at th e t i m e o f e nt e ri n g th e v e r d i c t , Ap p e ll ant t e s t i fi e d i n c o n s i s t e nt w i th r e s p e c t t o " c o mm o n s e n s e an d th e p hy s i c a l dyn am i c s " o f th e a l t e r c at i o n , a s w e ll a s h o w an d wh e r e i t o c c urr e d i n th e h o u s e . ( V . T . 3 ) . 6 A d d i t i o n a ll y , th e t e s t i m o ny e s t ab li s h e d th at th e v i c t i m , M c W i lli am s , n e v e r thr e at e n e d Ap p e ll ant n o r d i d h e p o s s e s s a w e a p o n o f any s o rt . Ap p e ll ant g av e

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