Commonwealth v. Hill

Full title: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Elton Eugene HILL, Respondent.

Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Date published: Nov 28, 2012

58 A.3d 749 (Pa. 2012)

Opinion

2012-11-28

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Elton Eugene HILL, Respondent.

PER CURIAM.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court, No. 252 MAL 2012.

Prior report: Pa.Super., 42 A.3d 1085.

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 28th day of November, 2012, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED on the following issue, as stated by Petitioner:

Is a second set of Miranda warnings and a second waiver required before questioning a criminal defendant immediately after he failed a polygraph examination where the defendant and his attorney agreed to the polygraph examination and waived his right to remain silent after being read Miranda warnings right before the polygraph examination?