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granting the Commonwealth's petition for allowance of appeal
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No. 47 WAL 2018
07-31-2018
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Joseph Dean BUTLER, Respondent
ORDER
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 participate as an amicus curiae.