Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2016

Commonwealth v. Johnson, W., Aplt

Commonwealth v. Johnson, W., Aplt
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided June 20, 2016 · Wecht, David N.
Commonwealth v. Johnson, W., Aplt

Opinion

[J-43-2015] [MO: Wecht, J.]

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

EASTERN DISTRICT

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 701 CAP

:

Appellee : Appeal from the Order entered on July

: 10, 2014 in the Court of Common Pleas, : of Philadelphia County, Criminal

v. : Division at No. CP-51-CR-0936052-

: 1991 :

WILLIAM A. JOHNSON, :

: SUBMITTED: July 1, 2015 Appellant :

CONCURRING OPINION

JUSTICE TODD DECIDED: June 20, 2016

I join the Majority Opinion, except for its handling of Appellant’s Kloiber1 issue in Part IV(D). On that issue, I join the analysis of Chief Justice Saylor in his Concurring Opinion.

Justice Donohue joins this concurring opinion.

1 Commonwealth v. Kloiber, 106 A.2d 820 (Pa. 1954).

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