Case Title: Commonwealth v. Smith, L. - No. (Granted) (petitions for allowance of appeal)

Citation: 

Docket Number: 410 MAL 2021

State: pennsylvania

Court: Pennsylvania Supreme Court

Date: 2021-12-15T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. LISA SMITH, Petitioner : : : : : : : : : : : No. 410 MAL 2021 Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court 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)?