IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
MIDDLE DISTRICT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 293 MAL 2014
:
Petitioner :
: Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the
: Unpublished Memorandum and Order
v. : of the Superior Court at No. 2054 MDA
: 2012 filed April 4, 2014, reversing the
: Judgment of Sentence of the Dauphin
EDWARD EVANS MAURER, : County Court of Common Pleas at No.
: CP-22-CR-0000123-2010 filed June 25,
Respondent : 2012
ORDER
PER CURIAM DECIDED: October 30, 2014
AND NOW, this 30th day of October, 2014, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal
is hereby GRANTED, the order of the Superior Court is VACATED, pursuant to
Commonwealth v. Tuladziecki, 522 A.2d 17, 19 (Pa. 1987); Commonwealth v.
Provenzano, 50 A.3d 148, 154 (Pa. Super. 2012) (“[W]e cannot look beyond the
statement of questions presented and the prefatory 2119(f) statement to determine
whether a substantial question exists.”); and Commonwealth v. Felix, 539 A.2d 371,
377 (Pa. Super. 1988) (“[G]leaning through the entire argument section of appellant’s
brief for indications of the appearance of a substantial question was precisely the
practice Tuladziecki condemned.”), and the case is REMANDED to the trial court for
reimposition of sentence. Jurisdiction relinquished.
Mr. Justice Saylor files a Dissenting Statement.
Madame Justice Todd dissents.