Fiore v. White

OPINION

NEWMAN, Justice.

The Supreme Court of the . United States petitioned this Court for certification of a question of Pennsylvania law. 1 Writing for the Supreme Court, Justice Breyer sought certification for us to opine whether the interpretation of 35 P.S. § 6018.401(a), 2 set forth in Commonwealth v. Scarpone, 535 Pa. 273, 634 A.2d 1109, 1112 (1993), states the correct interpretation of the law of Pennsylvania at the date William Fiore’s conviction became final. Fiore v. White, 528 U.S. 23, 120 S.Ct. 469, 145 L.Ed.2d 353 (1999). The Supreme Court explained that an answer to its question…