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Commonwealth v. Vargas

SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT
Sep 24, 2014
No. 410 EAL 2013 (Pa. Sep. 24, 2014)

Opinion

No. 410 EAL 2013

09-24-2014

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Petitioner v. JOSE VARGAS, Respondent


Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Unpublished Memorandum and Order of the Superior Court at No. 1461 EDA 2012 filed July 3, 2013, vacating the Judgment of Sentence of the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas at No. CP-51-CR-1300045-2006 filed January 5, 2012 ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 24th day of September, 2014, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED and the order of the Superior Court is VACATED on the basis of Commonwealth v. Castro, 19 EAP 2013 (Pa. filed June 16, 2014) (holding that a newspaper article containing allegations does not constitute evidence). The matter is REMANDED to that court for further proceedings. Jurisdiction relinquished.


Summaries of

Commonwealth v. Vargas

SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT
Sep 24, 2014
No. 410 EAL 2013 (Pa. Sep. 24, 2014)
Case details for

Commonwealth v. Vargas

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Petitioner v. JOSE VARGAS, Respondent

Court:SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT

Date published: Sep 24, 2014

Citations

No. 410 EAL 2013 (Pa. Sep. 24, 2014)