Commonwealth v. Baldwin

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Commonwealth v. Baldwin

32 A.3d 1259

CourtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania

DecidedDecember 5, 2011

StatusPublished

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Commonwealth v. Baldwin, 32 A.3d 1259 (Pa. 2011).

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ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 5th day of December, 2011, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal [1260]*1260is GRANTED. The issue, as stated by Petitioner, is:

Whether the test employed in United States v. Peterson, 233 F.3d 101 (1st Cir.2000), adopted by the Superior Court in this case, to be utilized when a criminal defendant seeks to testify after the close of evidence, is an unconstitutional burden on a citizen’s fundamental right to testify in his own defense?

Justice ORIE MELVIN did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.

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ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 5th day of December, 2011, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal [1260]*1260is GRANTED. The issue, as stated by Petitioner, is:

Whether the test employed in United States v. Peterson, 233 F.3d 101 (1st Cir.2000), adopted by the Superior Court in this case, to be utilized when a criminal defendant seeks to testify after the close of evidence, is an unconstitutional burden on a citizen’s fundamental right to testify in his own defense?

Justice ORIE MELVIN did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.

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