Commonwealth v. Dunn, R., Pet

• Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
• Decided: March 8, 2022
• Docket: 81 WAL 2021 (Granted)
• Status: Published

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 81 WAL 2021 : Respondent : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the Superior Court v. : : : RYAN MICHAEL DUNN, : : Petitioner :

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 8th day of March, 2022, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is

GRANTED, LIMITED TO the issue set forth below. Allocatur is DENIED as to all

remaining issues.

(1) Are the Superior Court’s holdings that the Commonwealth (1) need not provide notice to a criminal defendant of its intent to call an expert witness pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 5920 (relating to [e]xpert testimony concerning victim responses and behaviors) and (2) need not prepare and disclose a detailed expert report irreconcilable with the Superior Court’s decision in Commonwealth v. Cramer, 195 A.3d 594 (Pa. Super. 2018) and this Honorable Court’s decision in Commonwealth v. Jones, 240 A.3d 881 (Pa. 2020)? Are these same holdings inconsistent with the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure and the Due Process provisions of the United States and Pennsylvania Constitutions?