Commonwealth v. Rawls, J.

Opinion

M.D. Appeal Dkt. 49 MAP 2020

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 58 MAL 2020 :

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

JORDAN ADONIS RAWLS, : :

Petitioner :

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, his 17th day of August, 2020, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is

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

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

Whether police, to protect a person’s sixth amendment rights, must do more than administer Miranda warnings when the person is subject to police custodial interrogation and police deliberately fail to disclose that criminal charges have already been filed?