Commonwealth v. Robinson

Summary

The court affirmed the defendant's first-degree murder conviction and the denial of his motion for a new trial, concluding that the apartment search was supported by probable cause, the defendant did not unequivocally invoke self-representation, and the alleged discovery, prosecutorial, instructional, and ineffective-assistance errors did not warrant relief. The court also denied postconviction discovery because the request was an unsupported fishing expedition. It vacated the firearm conviction and remanded for a new trial because a subsequent change in the law made lack of licensure an element the Commonwealth had to prove.