Opinion
No. 252 MAL 2021 No. 253 MAL 2021
11-10-2021
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 10th day of November, 2021, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issues, as stated by petitioner, are:
(1) Whether the [t]rial [c]ourt erred in dismissing charges against Petitioner pursuant to 50 P.S. § 7403, even though this penal statute provides for the dismissal of charges against an individual when a trial court feels continued prosecution would be unjust?
(2) Whether the [t]rial [c]ourt erred in dismissing charges against Petitioner pursuant to 50 P.S. § 7403 where the [t]rial [c]ourt had before it significant information accumulated over nine months expended on these matters, and where the [t]rial [c]ourt found that, due to Petitioner's severe incompetence and passage of time, it would already be unjust to ever resume prosecution?
(3) Whether the [t]rial [c]ourt erred in dismissing charges against Petitioner pursuant to 50 P.S. § 7403 instead of ordering another competency evaluation, despite the fact that Petitioner had not undergone any competency restoration services and that the [t]rial [c]ourt had already found that it would be unjust for Petitioner to be prosecuted in the future?