Commonwealth v. Brown

Feb 25, 2009
309 EAL 2009
Reporters:
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Before:
Per Curiam

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 25th day of February, ‍​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‍the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED with respect to the following issues, rephrased ‍​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‍for clarity:

(1) Whether Petitioner’s conviction supported solely by out-of-court statements recanted at trial violates the guarantees ‍​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‍of due process provided by the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution or Article ‍​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‍I, Section 1 of the Pennsylvania Constitution?
*321 (2) Whether codefendant Walker’s statements exculpating Petitioner constituted “statements ‍​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‍against interest” and thus were admissible under Pa.R.E. 804(b)(3)?