*1 [J-126-2016] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA

MIDDLE DISTRICT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : 41 MAP 2016

: Appellee : Appeal from the Superior Court dated

: 7/17/15 at No. 1693 MDA 2014 affirming : the order of the Dauphin County Court of v. : Common Pleas dated 10/1/14 at No. CP-

: 22-CR-0003601-2014 :

DAVID EDWARD RICKER, :

: ARGUED: December 6, 2016 Appellant :

ORDER PER CURIAM DECIDED: September 28, 2017

AND NOW, this 28th day of September, 2017, this appeal is dismissed as having been improvidently granted.

Chief Justice Saylor files a concurring statement.

Justice Wecht files a dissenting statement.

Justice Donohue did not participate in the consideration or decision of this case.