Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Johnathan Savage

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with robbery, burglary, and being a person prohibited from possession of firearms, carrying a firearm without a license, and conspiracy.





Appellant's convictions stem from a December 11, 2016, burglary of the familial home of Ninja Barnes, Jamil Barnes, and their son I.B. Trial Ct. Op. 7/5/21, at 2. "[B]efore 9:30 p.m.[,]" two men, later identified as Justin Savage[4] and Marvel Grierson, knocked on the door of the Barnes's home on Devereaux Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Id. at 2-3. I.B. asked who was at the door and one of the men said, "G[5] or Johnathan." Id. at 2. I.B. opened the door and two masked gunmen came into the home. Id. During the incident, Grierson sustained a gunshot wound to his leg and both men fled the home "toward a waiting sedan . . . driven by a third male[.]" Id. at 4. After the crime, video surveillance footage from Hahnemann hospital showed an individual, later identified as Appellant, taking Grierson to the emergency room for treatment of his gunshot wound.

Defendant's conviction was affirmed.