IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
MIDDLE DISTRICT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 454 MAL 2015
:
Petitioner :
: Petition for Allowance of Appeal from
: the Order of the Superior Court
v. :
:
:
RAFIE L. ALI, :
:
Respondent :
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 2nd day of December, 2015, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal
is GRANTED. The issue, rephrased for clarity, is:
Does a sentencing judge have discretion to consider victim impact
evidence where the offense is not a “crime against a person”?