Commonwealth v. Hernandez, D.

CourtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania
DecidedJune 10, 2026
Docket407 EAL 2025
StatusPublished

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Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 407 EAL 2025 : Respondent : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Unpublished v. : Memorandum and Order of the : Superior Court at No. 995 EDA : 2024 entered on May 13, 2025, DAVID HERNANDEZ, : affirming the Judgment of : Sentence of the Philadelphia Petitioner : County Court of Common Pleas : at No. CP-51-CR-0004024-2023 : entered on March 22, 2024

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 10th day of June, 2026, the “Petition to Remand to Raise After-

Discovered Exculpatory Evidence Claim” is GRANTED. The Superior Court’s decision

below is VACATED, and this matter is REMANDED to the Superior Court with instructions

to remand to the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (common pleas court).

The Superior Court shall direct the common pleas court to consider Petitioner’s after-

discovered evidence claim. The Petition for Allowance of Appeal is DISMISSED AS

MOOT.

Jurisdiction relinquished.

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