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Commonwealth v. Marinucci

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Aug 24, 2017
170 A.3d 1010 (Pa. 2017)

Opinion

No. 472 WAL 2016

08-24-2017

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Angela MARINUCCI, Petitioner


ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 24th day of August, 2017, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, the order of the Superior Court is VACATED, and the case is REMANDED for reconsideration in light of Commonwealth v. Batts, 163 A.3d 410, 2017 WL 2735411 (Pa. June 26, 2017), LIMITED TO the question of whether the instant judgment of sentence is unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment, and therefore an illegal sentence. Allowance of appeal is DENIED in all other respects.


Summaries of

Commonwealth v. Marinucci

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Aug 24, 2017
170 A.3d 1010 (Pa. 2017)
Case details for

Commonwealth v. Marinucci

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Angela MARINUCCI, Petitioner

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Date published: Aug 24, 2017

Citations

170 A.3d 1010 (Pa. 2017)

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