Commonwealth v. Hamlett, J., Pet
202 A.3d 45
CourtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania
DecidedFebruary 13, 2019
Docket391 WAL 2018 (Granted)
StatusPublished
Cited by4 cases
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Commonwealth v. Hamlett, J., Pet, 202 A.3d 45 (Pa. 2019).
Opinion
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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