Commonwealth v. Smith, L.

Opinion

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 410 MAL 2021 :

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

LISA SMITH, : :

Petitioner :

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 15th day of December, 2021, 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, rephrased for clarity, is:

(1) Whether the Superior Court erred in affirming the trial court’s admission of the statement of Petitioner’s co-defendant in violation of this Court’s precedent interpreting Bruton v. United States, 391 U.S. 123 (1968), specifically Commonwealth v. Rainey, 928 A.2d 216 (Pa. 2007) and Commonwealth v. Johnson, 378 A.2d 859 (Pa. 1977)?