M.D. Appeal Dkt.
47 2015
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
MIDDLE DISTRICT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 373 MAL 2014
:
Petitioner :
: Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the
: Order of the Superior Court
v. :
:
:
JOSEPH WALTER DERHAMMER, :
:
Respondent :
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 26th day of May, 2015, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is
GRANTED. The issue, as framed by Petitioner, is as follows:
Did the Superior Court err in affirming the trial judge’s decision precluding
the Commonwealth from referencing [Respondent’s] pre-arrest failure to
inquire as to the welfare of the victims, specifically the [Respondent’s]
spontaneous, self-initiated contact with police, that was not in response to
any police questioning, after he arrived at the arson scene of his own
volition?