Commonwealth v. Ali, R.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania·Decided December 2, 2015·No. 454 MAL 2015 (Granted)·Published

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 454 MAL 2015 :

Petitioner : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from : the Order of the Superior Court v. : : :

RAFIE L. ALI, : :

Respondent :

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 2nd day of December, 2015, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal

is GRANTED. The issue, rephrased for clarity, is:

Does a sentencing judge have discretion to consider victim impact evidence where the offense is not a “crime against a person”?

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