### J -S26023-19 NON-PRECEDENTIAL DECISION - SEE SUPERIOR COURT I.O.P. 65.37 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA : 

### IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA 

### Appellee v. JERMAINE HENDERSON 

### Appellant No. 2128 EDA 2018 

### Appeal from the Judgment of Sentence Entered March 27, 2018 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County 

### Criminal Division at No(s): CP-51-CR-0000761-2017 BEFORE: 

### PANELLA, P.J., GANTMAN, P.J.E., and PELLEGRINI*, J. MEMORANDUM BY GANTMAN, P.J.E.: 

### FILED JULY 18, 2019 Appellant, Jermaine Henderson, appeals from the judgment of sentence 

### entered in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, following his jury trial 

### convictions for first -degree murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, possessing an instrument of crime, and carrying a firearm without a 

### license.' We affirm. 

### In its opinion, the trial court fully and correctly set forth the relevant facts and procedural history of this case. Therefore, we have no reason to restate them. 

### Procedurally, we add Appellant filed a timely notice of appeal 

### on July 23, 2018. 

### On July 25, 2018, the court ordered Appellant to file a



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## 18 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 2502(a), 901(a), 2702(a), 907(a), and 6106(a)(1), respectively. 

### Retired Senior Judge assigned to the Superior Court.

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### concise statement of errors complained of on appeal per Pa.R.A.P. 1925(b). Appellant complied on September 18, 2018.2 

### Appellant raises the following issues for our review: WAS THE JURY'S VERDICT AGAINST THE WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE IN LIGHT OF THE MOTIVE OF WITNESS TAUFEEQ 

### ZIYAD TO LIE AND THE OBVIOUS CONFLICTS IN THE TESTIMONY OF WITNESSES [VICTIM 2] AND STEPHANIE BRUNSON? 

### DID THE [TRIAL] COURT ERR IN FINDING THAT A CD OF [APPELLANT]'S PRISON 

### CALLS HAD BEEN PROPERLY AUTHENTICATED? 

### (Appellant's Brief at 3). The following principles apply to a weight of the evidence claim: The weight of the evidence is exclusively for the finder 

### of fact who is free to believe all, part, or none of the 

## evidence and to determine the credibility of the witnesses. 

### An appellate court cannot substitute its judgment for that of the finder of fact. Thus, we may only reverse the...verdict if 

### it 

### is so contrary to the evidence as to shock one's sense of justice. 

### Commonwealth v. Small, 559 Pa. 423, [435,] 741 A.2d 666, 672-73 (1999). Moreover, where the trial court has ruled on the weight claim below, an appellate court's role is 

### not to consider the underlying question of whether the verdict 

## is against the weight of the evidence. Rather, 

### appellate review is limited to whether the trial court palpably 

### abused its discretion in ruling on the weight claim. 

## Commonwealth v. Champney, 574 Pa. 435, 444, 832 A.2d 403, 408 2 Appellant's Rule 1925(b) statement was not timely filed. Nevertheless, we 

### decline to waive Appellant's issues because the trial court received the statement and addressed Appellant's issues in 

### a written opinion. See 

## Commonwealth v. Burton, 973 A.2d 428 (Pa.Super. 2009) (en banc) (allowing for immediate review under these circumstances). 

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### (2003), cert. denied, 542 U.S. 939, 124 S.Ct. 2906, 159 L.Ed.2d 816 (2004) (most internal citations omitted). 

### "The admissibility of evidence is at the discretion of the trial court and 

## only a showing of an abuse of that discretion, and resulting prejudice, constitutes reversible error." Commonwealth v. Ballard, 622 Pa. 177, 197- 98, 80 A.3d 380, 392 (2013), cert. denied, 573 U.S. 940, 134 S.Ct. 2842, 189 L.Ed.2d 824 (2014). 

### The term "discretion" imports the exercise of judgment, wisdom 

### and skill so as to reach a dispassionate conclusion, within the 

### framework of the law, and is not exercised for the purpose of giving effect to the will of the judge. Discretion must be exercised 

### on the foundation of reason, as opposed to prejudice, personal 

### motivations, caprice or arbitrary actions. Discretion is abused 

## when the course pursued represents not merely an error of judgment, but where the judgment is manifestly unreasonable or 

### where the law is not applied or where the record shows that the action is a result of partiality, prejudice, bias or ill will. Commonwealth v. Goldman, 70 A.3d 874, 878-79 (Pa.Super. 2013), appeal denied, 624 Pa. 672, 85 A.3d 482 (2014). "To constitute reversible error, an evidentiary ruling must not only be erroneous, but also harmful or prejudicial 

### to the complaining party." 

## Commonwealth v. Lopez, 57 A.3d 74, 81 (Pa.Super. 2012), appeal denied, 619 Pa. 678, 62 A.3d 379 (2013). 

### After a thorough review of the record, the briefs of the parties, the applicable law, and the well -reasoned opinion of the Honorable Glenn B. Bronson, we conclude Appellant's issues merit no relief. The trial court opinion comprehensively discusses and properly disposes of the questions presented. 

### (See Trial Court Opinion, filed October 16, 2018, at 3-8) (finding: (1) in his - 3 -

### J -S26023-19 police statement, Taufeeq Ziyad said he was with Appellant on day of shooting 

### and heard Appellant and his associate make statements implicating Appellant 

### in shooting of Victims; Mr. Ziyad also explained Appellant shot Victim 1 in 

### retaliation for killing Appellant's friend, "Q -Ball"; Mr. Ziyad provided police statement while in custody for unrelated shooting, in which police recovered gun that Mr. Ziyad believed was same gun Appellant used to kill Victim 1; at 

### Appellant's trial, 

### Mr. Ziyad admitted he understood he could have been suspect in Victim l's murder if it was same gun; Mr. Ziyad recanted his police 

### statement at trial, but jury was free to believe all, part, or none of Mr. Ziyad's 

### police statement and recantation; furthermore, Commonwealth presented evidence and testimony corroborating Mr. Ziyad's police statement; regarding 

### alleged conflict in testimony of Victim 2 and Stephanie Brunson, Appellant does not specify how their testimony conflicted; nevertheless, Ms. Brunson's testimony did not contradict Victim 2's account; both Ms. Brunson and Victim 

### 2 testified Victims were holding hands and facing Appellant when shooting 

### began, and Victims ran to laundromat for cover; evidence fully supported 

### jury's verdict; 

## (2) in 

### order to authenticate CD containing recording of Appellant's telephone call, Commonwealth presented testimony of John Wright, who was responsible for monitoring phones at prison where Appellant 

### was incarcerated; Mr. Wright explained prison assigned each inmate unique pin number, which inmate must enter each time inmate places call; Mr. Wright 

### confirmed phone call at issue was placed with Appellant's pin number; Mr. 

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### Wright also confirmed disk containing recording was identified with Appellant's 

## inmate number; furthermore, content of recorded phone call identified 

### Appellant as caller). Accordingly, we affirm based on the court's opinion. Judgment of sentence affirmed. Judgment Entered. 

### Jseph D. Seletyn, Prothonotary 

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### i f th at g un w a s i n d e e d d e t e rm i n e d t o b e th e g un u s e d i n W h i t e ' s mur d e r . N . T . 3 / 2 2 /1 8 at 1 4 8 . H o w e v e r , at tr i a l , Z i y a d r e c an t e d h i s p o li c e s t at e m e n t th at i n c r i m i n at e d d e f e n d an t an d i n s t e a d cl a i m e d th at p o l i c e fo r c e d h i m t o s ay " e v e r y th i n g . " N . T . 3 / 2 2 / 1 8 at 7 4 . N e v e rth e l e s s , th e j ur y w a s fr e e t o e v a l u at e b o th Z i y a d ' s s t at e m e n t a s w e ll a s h i s t e s t i m o ny at tr i a l r e c an t i n g th e s tat e m e n t , an d w a s " fr e e t o b e l i e v e a ll , p art , o r n o n e o f th e e v i d e n c e . " 

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### \( . \,J . , an d th e n w i tn e s s e d d e fe n d an t r un b y h e r an d t o w ar d s th e p r o j e c t s . N . T . 3 / 2 6 /1 8 at 2 3 - 2 4 , 4 0 . S h e a l s o t e s t i fi e d th at a s d e f e n d an t fl e d th e s c e n e , s h e s aw h i m h a n d o v e r th e mur d e r w e a

p o n t o an o th e r m a l e . N . T . 3 / 2 6 /1 8 at 4 0 . I n a d d i t i o n , th e C o m m o nw e a lth p r e s e n t e d E b o n y C o o k ' s p o l i c e s tat e m e n t , i n w h i c h s h e r e c o un t e d h e ar i n g d e f e n d an t t e ll s o m e o n e a f

e w d ay s a ft e r th e s h o o t i n g th at h e " fi n a ll y g o t th at m o th e r f u c k e r . " N . T . 3 / 2 3 /1 8 at 7 4 . C o o k a l s o t o l d p o l i c e th at d e fe n d an t s h o t W h i t e b e c au s e d e f e n d an t " w a s a fr i e n d o f 

### Q B a l l' s . " N . T . 3 / 2 3 /1 8 at 7 9 . W h i l e l i k e Z i y a d , C o o k r e c an t e d h e r p o l i c e s t at e m e n t , th e j ur y w a s a g a i n fr e e t o e v a l u at e b o th C o o k ' s p o li c e s t at e m e n t an d h e r r e c an t at i o n . 

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u g ar h an d g un an d a 9 mm S t ar h an d g un , o n th e d at e o f Z i y a d ' s ar r e s t , w h i c h w e r e c r o s s - c h e c k e d w i th th e b a ll i s t i c s fr o m th e mur d e r . N . T . 3 /2 3 / 1 8 at 4 1 - 4 3 , 4 5 . Wh i l e p o l i c e w e r e a b l e t o c o n cl u d e t o a r e a s o n ab l e d e g r e e o f s ci e n t i fi c c e rt a i n ty th at th e R u g ar h an d g un w a s n o t th e mur d e r w e a p o n , th e r e s u l t s w e r e i n c o n c l u s i v e a s t o th e S t ar h an d g un . N . T . 3 / 2 3 / 1 8 at 4 1 - 4 3 . 53 9 . M o r e o v e r , s u c h r e c an t at i o n s ar e " n o t o r i o u s l y unr e li ab l e . " C o m m o n w e a l th v . Jo h n s o n , 9 6 6 A . 2 d 5 2 3 , 5 4 l ( P a . 2 0 0 9 ) ( i n t e rn a l qu o t at i o n s o m i tt e d ) . D e f e n d an t n e x t cl a i m s 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 g h t o f th e e v i d e n c e d u e t o " th e o b v i o u s c o n fli c t s i n th e t e s t i m o ny o f w i tn e s s e s i 

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urn e d ar o un d t o fa c e th e s h o o t e r a ft e r th e s h o o t e r y e ll e d W h i t e ' s n i c k n am e , " w h ic h w a s " [ e ] x a c t l y th e o p p o s i t e o f w h at S t e p h an i e B run s o n d e s c r i b e [ d ] .. . " N . T . 3 / 2 6 / 1 8 at 1 5 2 . A t tr i a l , 

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urn aro un d , w h e r e th e y w e r e i m m e d i at e l y fir e d u p o n . N . T . 3 / 2 2 /1 8 at 1 9 . C o n tr ar y t o tr i a l c o un s e l' s a s s e rt i o n d

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### K . w . an d W h i t e w e r e h o l d i n g h an d s w h e n th e s h o o t i n g b e g an , an d th at th e p a i r r an t o th e l aun dro m at fo r c o v e r . N . T. 3 / 2 2 /1 8 at 2 0 - 2 1 ; 3 / 2 6 / 1 8 at 1 8 . I n a d d i t i o n , a s d i s c u s s e d a b o v e , th e C o mm o nw e a l th a l s o p r e s e n t e d Z i y a cl' l n d C o o k ' s p o l i c e s t at e m e n t s w h i c h c o r ro b o rat e d B r

un s o n ' s t e s t i m o ny an d i d e n t i fi c at i o n o f d e fe n d an t. M o r e o v e r , p o l i c e r e c o v e r e d s e v e n fi r e d c artr i d g e c a s i n g s fr o m th e s c e n e o fth e s h o o t i n g an d d e t e rm i n e d th at th e y w e r e a ll fi r e d fr o m th e s am e fi r e arm , c o r ro b o rat i n g B r

un s o n ' s a c c o un t th at · th e r e w a s s i n g l e s h o o t e r . N . T . 3 / 2 3 / 1 8 at 3 7 ; 3 / 2 6 /1 8 at 1 8 . A ll o fth i s w a s c o mp e ll i n g e v i d e n c e

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p p o rt a fi n d i n g th at th e i t e m i s w h at th e p ro p o n e n t cl a i m s i t i s . " P a . R . E . 9 0 l ( a ) . S p e c i fi c a ll y , " [i ] t i s cl e ar. .. th at w h e n s e e k i n g t o i n tr o d u ce t e s t i m o ny a s l o th e c o n t e n t o f a t e l e p h o n e c o n v e r s at i o n , th e i d e n t i ty o f th e c a l l e r m ay b e e s t a b l i s h e d b y c i r c um s t an t i a l e v i d e n c e . " 

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t e w a r t , 4 5 0 A . 2 d 7 3 2 , 7 3 3 ( P a . S u p e r . 1 9 8 2 ) . S u c h c i r c um s t an t i a l e v i d e n c e m ay i n c l u d e th e c o n t e n t o f th e t e l e p h o n e c o n v e r s at i o n i t s e l f . P a . R . E . 9 0 1 , C o mm e n t ( ci t i n g 

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p e r. 1 9 9 3 ) ) . T h e C D h e r e at i s s u e w a s a r e c o r d i n g o f a t e l e p h o n e c a l l p l a c e d 

### b y d e fe n d an t fr o m s t at e p r i s o n w h i l e aw a i t i n g tr i a l i n th e i n s t an t c a s e . T o auth e n t i c at e th e r e c o r d i n g , th e C o mm o nw e a l th p r e s e n t e d th e t e s t i m o ny o f Jo h n W r i g h t , w h o w a s r e s p o n s i b l e fo r m o n i t o r i n g th e p h o n e s at S C I G r at e r f o r d , th e i n s t i t

ut i o n w h e r e d e fe n d an t w a s h o u s e d at th e t i m e o f th e p h o n e c a l l. N . T . 3 / 2 6 / J 8 at I 0 2 - 0 4 . W r i g h t e xp l a i n e d th at fo r an i n m at e t o b e a b le t o m ak e a p h o n e c a ll , th e i n m at e i s fir s t a s s i g n e d a un i qu e p i n numb e r , w h i c h mu s t b e e n t e r e d e a c h t i m e a c a ll i s p l a c e d . N . T. 3 /2 6 / 1 8 at 1 0 4 , 1 1 2 . T h at p i n numb e r i s un i qu e l y a s s o c i at e d w i th th e i n m at e ' s p r i s o n i n m at e numb e r . N . T. 3 / 2 6 / 1 8 at I 1 2 . R e g ar d i n g th e r e c o r d i n g at i s s u e , W r i g h t c o n fi rm e d th at th e p h o n e c a ll w a s p l a c e d fr o m d e fe n d an t' s p i n numb e r . N . T. 3 / 2 6 /1 8 at l 1 4 - 1 5 . F i n a ll y ,

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numb e r , N F 0 4 1 7 . 

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r e d o n M ar c h 8 , 2 0 1 8 , an d th e c a l l e r t o l d th e r e c i p i e n t o n th e l i n e , " I s t art n e x t M o n d ay . . . R e a dy t o g o , y o u h e ar d m e ? " C o mm o nw e a l th E x h i b i t C - 5 5 ( r e c o r d i n g o f p ri s o n c a l l ) . D e fe n d an t' s tr i a l d i d i n d e e d s t art th at n e x t M o n d ay , M ar c h 1 9 , 2 0 1 8 . M o r e o v e r , th e c a ll e r d i s c u s s e d a " r at " w h o w a s h o u s e d o n th e s am e b l o c k a s d e f e n d an t an d e xp r e s s e d h i s h o p e th at " th e y p ut h i m o n . " 

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o r d d ur i n g th at p e r i o d . N . T. 3 / 2 6 /1 8 at 9 1 - 9 4 . A l l o fth i s w a s s u ffi c i e n t e v i d e n c e un d e r P a . R . E . 9 0 1 f o r th e C o urt L o a ll o w th e C D t o b e p l a y e d fo r th e j ur y . 

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