Commonwealth v. Scarborough
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice TODD.
The Commonwealth appeals from the order of the Superior Court quashing, as interlocutory, the Commonwealth’s appeal from an order of the trial court granting Appellee Milton Scarborough’s motion for post-conviction DNA testing pursuant to Section 9543.1 of the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”), 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9543.1. After careful review, we conclude that an order granting a motion for post-conviction DNA testing pursuant to Section 9543.1 is a final order under Pa.R.A.P. 341, and, therefore, we reverse the Superior Court’s order and remand to that court to consider the…
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