Court Opinion

ID: 9638750
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-22 15:52:52.136672+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:10:09.353865
License: Public Domain

WIEAND, Judge,
concurring:
I concur in the result. I would hold that a self-defense charge must be given upon request whenever there is evidence, from whatever source, to justify such a finding. Commonwealth v. Brown, 491 Pa. 507, 421 A.2d 660 (1980). In the instant case, there was evidence which, if believed, would have justified a finding that appellant acted in self-defense. Therefore, it was error to refuse a requested instruction on self-defense and thereby prevent the jury from considering such defense. I agree with the majority that appellant must be granted a new trial.
ROWLEY, P.J., joins.