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Com. v. Olmeda-Rivera

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Dec 21, 2007
938 A.2d 987 (Pa. 2007)

Opinion

No. 341 MAL 2007.

December 21, 2007.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court at No. 490 MDA 2006, dated March 20, 2007, affirming the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County at 1435A-2005, dated January 31, 2006.

Prior Report: Pa.Super., 927 A.2d 656.


ORDER


AND NOW, this 21st day of December, 2007, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is hereby GRANTED, the Order of the Superior Court is VACATED, and the matter is REMANDED for the Superior Court to address Petitioner's argument that the sentence imposed by the trial court violated his Fifth Amendment rights under Estelle v. Smith, 451 U.S. 454, 101 S.Ct. 1866, 68 L.Ed.2d 359 (1981), and Mitchell v. United States, 526 U.S. 314, 119 S.Ct. 1307, 143 L.Ed.2d 424 (1999). See Commonwealth v. Olmeda-Rivera, 927 A.2d 656 (Pa.Super. 2007) Middle District Appeal 2006 (Pa.Super.), Brief of Appellant at 14-16, 22.

Justice EAKIN did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.


Summaries of

Com. v. Olmeda-Rivera

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Dec 21, 2007
938 A.2d 987 (Pa. 2007)
Case details for

Com. v. Olmeda-Rivera

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Juan Luis OLMEDA-RIVERA…

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Dec 21, 2007

Citations

938 A.2d 987 (Pa. 2007)
938 A.2d 987