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Commonwealth v. Rose

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Jul 8, 2014
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PER CURIAM.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court, No. 598 WAL 2013.

Prior report: Pa.Super., 81 A.3d 123.

ORDER


PER CURIAM.


AND NOW, this 8th day of July, 2014, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is

GRANTED.

The issue, as framed by the Commonwealth, is as follows:

Whether the Superior Court erred in concluding, as a matter of first impression, that [Respondent] was entitled to a reduced punishment under the ex post facto clause for a murder that he had yet to commit when the law was changed to increase the punishment prior to the victim's death?