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Commonwealth v. Butler

SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT
Jul 31, 2018
190 A.3d 581 (Pa. 2018)

Summary

granting the Commonwealth's petition for allowance of appeal

Summary of this case from Commonwealth v. Osche

Opinion

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.


Summaries of

Commonwealth v. Butler

SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT
Jul 31, 2018
190 A.3d 581 (Pa. 2018)

granting the Commonwealth's petition for allowance of appeal

Summary of this case from Commonwealth v. Osche
Case details for

Commonwealth v. Butler

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Petitioner v. JOSEPH DEAN BUTLER, Respondent

Court:SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT

Date published: Jul 31, 2018

Citations

190 A.3d 581 (Pa. 2018)

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