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Commonwealth v. Olson

SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT
Aug 7, 2018
190 A.3d 1131 (Pa. 2018)

Opinion

No. 111 WAL 2018

08-07-2018

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Jeffrey Alan OLSON, Petitioner


ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 7th day of August, 2018, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issues, rephrased for clarity, are:

a. Does Birchfield v. North Dakota, ___ U.S. ___, 136 S.Ct. 2160, 195 L.Ed.2d 560 (2016), apply retroactively where the petitioner challenges the legality of his sentence through a timely petition for post-conviction relief?
b. Does Birchfield v. North Dakota, ___ U.S. ___, 136 S.Ct. 2160, 195 L.Ed.2d 560 (2016), render enhanced criminal penalties for blood test refusal under 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 3803-3804 illegal?


Summaries of

Commonwealth v. Olson

SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT
Aug 7, 2018
190 A.3d 1131 (Pa. 2018)
Case details for

Commonwealth v. Olson

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. JEFFREY ALAN OLSON, Petitioner

Court:SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT

Date published: Aug 7, 2018

Citations

190 A.3d 1131 (Pa. 2018)