Commonwealth v. Edwards, D.

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 308 EAL 2020 :

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

DERRICK EDWARDS, : :

Petitioner :

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 26th day of January, 2021, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is

GRANTED. The issue, as stated by petitioner, is:

(1) Does the reasoning and rationale contained within this Honorable Court’s recent decision (May 19, 2020) in Commonwealth v. [] Johnson, [231 A.3d 807 (Pa. 2020)], apply to a Batson violation, thereby precluding a retrial based upon double jeopardy principles?