COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA v. ARNALDO TORRES SANTIAGO

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA v. ARNALDO TORRES SANTIAGO No. 446 EDA 2008 2009 PA Super 169 Atlantic: 980 A.2d 659 Filed: 8/28/2009
	Appeal from the Judgment of Sentence Entered December 12, 2007, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County, Criminal Division, at No. CP-51-CR-0802161-2006.
Before: BENDER, SHOGAN, JJ. and McEWEN, P.J.E.
Opinion by: SHOGAN, J.
Appellant, Arnaldo Torres Santiago, appeals from the judgment of sentence entered following his convictions of first degree murder, possessing an instrument of crime (“PIC”), and two counts of violating the Uniform Firearms Act (“VUFA”). Appellant challenges, inter alia, the admission of the murder weapon and a witness statement obtained as a result of Appellant’s suppressed confession to police. We affirm.

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Superior Court - COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA v. RHANEL ROBERTS

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA v. RHANEL ROBERTS No. 693 EDA 2008 2009 PA Super 56 Atlantic: 969 A.2d 594 Filed: 3/31/2009
	Appeal from the Order Entered January 31, 2008 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Criminal at No(s): CP-51-CR-00002619-2007, CP-51-CR-1003541-2005, CP-51-CR-1003551-2005, CP-51-CR-1003561-2005
Before: FORD ELLIOTT, P.J., ALLEN, and FREEDBERG, JJ
Opinion by: FREEDBERG, J.
The Commonwealth appeals from the order entered on February 1, 2008, which granted the motion to suppress evidence filed by Appellee Rhanel Roberts. After review, we reverse and remand.

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Superior ciurt - COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA v. JAY MICHAEL BOYER, JR.

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA v. JAY MICHAEL BOYER, JR. No. 523 MDA 2008 2008 PA Super 279 Atlantic: 962 A.2d 1213 Filed: 12/10/2008
	Appeal from the PCRA Order of March 7, 2008, in the Court of Common Pleas of Union County, Criminal Division at No. CP-60-CR-0000027-2002
Before: ORIE MELVIN, SHOGAN and COLVILLE, JJ.
Opinion by: COLVILLE, J.
This case is an appeal from the order denying Appellant’s petition under the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”). Appellant claims the PCRA court erred in not finding his trial counsel ineffective in the following ways: (1) by not objecting when the Commonwealth introduced the guilty plea of one of Appellant’s codefendants and by not requesting an instruction that the jury could not find Appellant guilty merely because of his codefendant’s plea; (2) by not litigating the issue of a Miranda violation with respect to Appellant’s confession; (3) by not requesting an instruction that the jurors could not consider Appellant’s confession as evidence unless they determined it was voluntary; (4) by not requesting an instruction that the jury should view Appellant’s confession with caution.

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