Taaj Qaadir Blan v. Pennsylvania

A. WHETHER THE TRIAL COURT ERRED AND ABUSED ITS DISCRETION BY NOT SEVERING THE TRIAL OF BLAN FROM THAT OF HIS CO-DEFENDANTS WHERE BLAN WAS CHARGED WITH HOMICIDE AND THE CO-DEFENDANTS WERE CHARGED WITH SIGNIFICANTLY LESS SERIOUS OFFENSES? SUGGESTED ANSWER: YES B. WHETHER THE TRIAL COURT ERRED AND ABUSED ITS DISCRETION BY NOT ALLOWING BLAN TO TESTIFY REGARDING THE HOMICIDE DEATH OF HIS COUSIN IN THE WEEKS LEADING UP TO THE DEATH IN THIS CASE WHERE SUCH TESTIMONY WOULD HAVE HELPED THE JURY TO UNDERSTAND BLAN’S STATE OF MIND AND ACTIONS ON THE DATE IN QUESTION? SUGGESTED ANSWER: YES