Commonwealth v. Machicote, A., Pet
186 A.3d 370
Pa.2018Check TreatmentCOMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. ANTHONY MACHICOTE, Petitioner
No. 4 WAL 2018
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT
May 22, 2018
Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 22nd day of May, 2018, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as stated by Petitioner, is:
Whether, in order to comply with Miller and its progeny, a court sentencing a juvenile defendant for a crime for which life without parole is an available sentence must review and consider on the record the Miller factors adopted by this Court in Batts I, regardless whether the defendant is ultimately sentenced to life without parole.
