Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Javonn Eric CLANCY, Petitioner
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2017-09-11
Citations: 170 A.3d 1038
Docket Number: No. 119 WAL 2017
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Javonn Eric CLANCY, Petitioner
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 170
Pages: 1038–1038

Head Matter:
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Javonn Eric CLANCY, Petitioner
No. 119 WAL 2017
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
September 11, 2017

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 11th day of September, 2017, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issues, rephrased for clarity, are:
(1) Where, in closing argument, the district attorney characterized the Petitioner as a "cold blooded killer" and a "dangerous man," did the district attorney violate the ruling of this Court announced in Commonwealth v. Capalla, 185 A. 203, 205 (Pa. 1936)?
(2) Were the district attorney's characterizations of the Petitioner during closing argument permissible oratorical emphasis consistent with Pennsylvania Rules of Professional Conduct 3.4(c) and ABA Standards for Criminal Justice 3-5.8?