Commonwealth v. Hamlett, J., Pet

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Commonwealth v. Hamlett, J., Pet

202 A.3d 45

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania·Decided February 13, 2019·No. 391 WAL 2018 (Granted)·Published·Cited by 4 cases

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PER CURIAM .

AND NOW, this 13 ^th day of February, 2019, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, rephrased for clarity is:

Can the tension between the well-settled rule that the Commonwealth bears the burden of demonstrating harmless error beyond a reasonable doubt and the contradictory principle that an appellate court has the ability to affirm a valid judgment or verdict for any reason appearing as of record be reconciled? If these conflicting principles must be reconciled in favor of the Commonwealth proving harmlessness beyond a reasonable doubt, did the Superior Court err in finding harmless error sua sponte ?

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PER CURIAM .

AND NOW, this 13 ^th day of February, 2019, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, rephrased for clarity is:

Can the tension between the well-settled rule that the Commonwealth bears the burden of demonstrating harmless error beyond a reasonable doubt and the contradictory principle that an appellate court has the ability to affirm a valid judgment or verdict for any reason appearing as of record be reconciled? If these conflicting principles must be reconciled in favor of the Commonwealth proving harmlessness beyond a reasonable doubt, did the Superior Court err in finding harmless error sua sponte ?

Commonwealth v. Hamlett, J., Pet, 202 A.3d 45 (Pa. 2019).

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