Commonwealth v. Foster, K.

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 194 WAL 2023 :

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

KEITH LAMAR FOSTER, : :

Petitioner :

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 27th day of December, 2023, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal

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

Whether, under the applicable totality of the circumstances test, the detective’s representation to petitioner that he was not a suspect rendered petitioner’s subsequent statement involuntary?