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Commonwealth v. Selenski

SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT
Aug 29, 2014
627 Pa. 352 (Pa. 2014)

Opinion

No. 402 MAL 2011

08-29-2014

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Hugo Marcus SELENSKI, Petitioner.


ORDER

AND NOW, this 29th day of August, 2014, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, LIMITED TO Petitioner's first issue, as stated by Petitioner:

Does the constitutional right to present a defense include the right to offer proven science bearing on the understanding of human memory and perception, and police practices in the identification process, where those advances are unknown to laypersons?

Further, the Superior Court's order affirming the judgment of sentence is VACATED, and the matter is REMANDED to the Superior Court for further consideration in light of Commonwealth v. Walker, ––– Pa. ––––, 92 A.3d 766 (2014). In all other respects, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is DENIED.

Jurisdiction relinquished.


Summaries of

Commonwealth v. Selenski

SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT
Aug 29, 2014
627 Pa. 352 (Pa. 2014)
Case details for

Commonwealth v. Selenski

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. HUGO MARCUS SELENSKI…

Court:SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT

Date published: Aug 29, 2014

Citations

627 Pa. 352 (Pa. 2014)
100 A.3d 206

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