Commonwealth v. Lear, J.

CourtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania
DecidedOctober 3, 2023
Docket241 MAL 2023 (Granted)
StatusPublished

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Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 240 MAL 2023 : Petitioner : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the Superior Court v. : : : JASON ANDREW LEAR, : : Respondent :

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 241 MAL 2023 : Petitioner : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the Superior Court v. : : : JASON ANDREW LEAR, : : Respondent :

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 242 MAL 2023 : Petitioner : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the Superior Court v. : : : JASON ANDREW LEAR, : : Respondent :

ORDER

PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 3rd day of October, 2023, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is

GRANTED, LIMITED TO the issue set forth below. Allocatur is DENIED as to all

remaining issues. The issue, as stated by petitioner, is:

Whether a court must assess the Commonwealth’s due diligence during a worldwide pandemic for purposes of Rule 600 before it excludes delay attributable to a local judicial emergency during which the president judge cancelled and suspended all trials, suspended Rule 600 and otherwise excluded judicial delay caused by the judicial emergency, and implemented strict procedures to protect the public?

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