Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 8/21/2012

Commonwealth v. Mouzon

Citations

53 A.3d 738
617 Pa. 527
2012 Pa. LEXIS 1889

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recognizing effect of Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s erroneous prediction that U.S. Supreme Court would hold that government was required to bear burden of disproving self-defense claim
observing that “when self-defense is properly at issue, evidence of the victim’s prior convictions involving aggression may be admitted”
recognizing effect of Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s erroneous prediction that U.S. Supreme Court would hold that government was required to bear burden of disproving self-defense claim
holding evidence was insufficient to raise jury question about self-defense where victim punched defendant multiple times and defendant shot at him
holding evidence was insufficient to support claim of self-defense, where all witnesses agreed that once defendant pulled his gun, victim backed up and raised his hands, so nothing prevented defendant from leaving scene
addressing unsuccessful efforts to predict federal constitutional development regarding burden of proof respecting self-defense claims

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Judges: Baer, Castille, Eakin, Files, McCaffery, Melvin, Saylor, Todd

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