IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
EASTERN DISTRICT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 339 EAL 2018
:
Respondent :
: Petition for Allowance of Appeal from
: the Order of the Superior Court
v. :
:
:
KAREEM JOHNSON, :
:
Petitioner :
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 19th day of December, 2018, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal
is GRANTED. The issue, rephrased for clarity, is:
Should the Commonwealth’s misrepresentation of physical evidence in
Petitioner’s first trial bar retrial on double jeopardy grounds, notwithstanding
the trial court’s finding that the Commonwealth’s misconduct was
unintentional?
Petitioner’s “Unopposed Motion For Remand To Court Of Common Pleas For
Further Development Of Double Jeopardy Motion In Light Of After-Discovered Evidence”
is DENIED.