Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Butler, J.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 31, 2018No. 47 WAL 2018 (Granted)PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM .

AND NOW, this 31st day of July, 2018, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as stated by Petitioner, is as follows:

Whether the Superior Court of Pennsylvania erred in vacating the trial court's Order finding [Respondent] to be [a Sexually Violent Predator ("SVP")] by extrapolating the decision in [ Commonwealth v. Muniz, 640 Pa. 699 , 164 A.3d 1189 (2017),] to declare SVP hearings and designations unconstitutional under 42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.24(e)(3).

The Prothonotary is directed to provide notice of this Order to the Attorney General, who is invited to…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Commonwealth v. Muniz, J., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2017

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  1. Com. v. Baynes, D.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
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  3. Com. v. Doukoure, F.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  4. Com. v. Gonzales, H.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
  5. Com. v. Haberman, R.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2020

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