IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
EASTERN DISTRICT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 457 EAL 2017
:
Petitioner :
: Petition for Allowance of Appeal from
: the Order of the Superior Court
v. :
:
:
JEROME KING, :
:
Respondent :
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 30th day of April, 2018, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is
GRANTED. The issue, as phrased by the Commonwealth, is:
Did the Superior Court commit a significant and potentially far-reaching
error of law when, in contravention of Pennsylvania law and the greater
weight of authority nationally, it issued a published decision holding that
PCRA courts may bar the Commonwealth from speaking with [a
defendant’s] trial counsel prior to evidentiary hearings on defense claims
that counsel provided ineffective assistance?
Justice Wecht did not participate in the consideration or decision of this
matter.