Commonwealth v. Griffith

Sep 14, 2010
Reporters:
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ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 14th day ‍‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‍of September, 2010, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is ‍‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‍GRANTED. The issue, rephrased for clarity, is

Whether expert testimony is ‍‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‍required to prove that the amount of a controlled substance ‍‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‍found in a defendant’s blood or urine caused the driving ‍‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‍impairment charged under 75 Pa.C.S. § 3802(d).