Commonwealth v. Jones

Jun 8, 1995
Reporters:
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Before:
Montemuro

ORDER

PER CURIAM:

AND NOW, this 8th day of June, 1995, upon consideration of petitioner’s ‍‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‍application for extraordinary relief in the form of a stay of execution pending the filing and resolution of a petition for a writ of certiorari, and ‍‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‍for the exercise of King’s Bench Powers, and the Commonwealth’s representation that it takes no position on this application, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that petitioner’s ‍‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‍application is GRANTED and his execution will be stayed until either the United States Supreme Court denies his petition for writ of certiorari from this ‍‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‍Court’s ruling in Commonwealth v. Jones, 539 Pa. 222, 651 A.2d 1101 (1994), or, if his writ of certiorari is granted on this case, until the United States Supreme Court ‍‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‍issues a ruling following argument on the merits.

MONTEMURO, J., is sitting by designation.