IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
MIDDLE DISTRICT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 170 MAL 2018
:
Petitioner :
: Petition for Allowance of Appeal from
: the Order of the Superior Court
v. :
:
:
CHRISTIAN LEE FORD, :
:
Respondent :
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 22nd day of August, 2018, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is
GRANTED. The issue, as stated by petitioner, is:
Where a defendant bargains for and agrees to pay a specific
fine as part of a negotiated plea agreement, must the
sentencing court conduct a separate inquiry into the
defendant’s ability to pay the agreed-upon fine?