Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Rahiem MURPHY, Respondent
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2009-04-23
Citations: 600 Pa. 637
Docket Number: No. 563 EAL 2008
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Rahiem MURPHY, Respondent.
Judges: Justice GREENSPAN did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 600
Pages: 637–638

Head Matter:
969 A.2d 1182
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Rahiem MURPHY, Respondent.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
April 23, 2009.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 23rd day of April 2009, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED and the Superior Court's decision, addressing an issue neither raised nor briefed by the parties, is VACATED. Further, the matter is REMANDED to the Superior Court to consider only those issues raised by Respondent and properly preserved for appeal. See Wiegand v. Wiegand, 461 Pa. 482, 337 A.2d 256, 258 (1975)(holding that the Superior Court cannot consider, sua sponte, issues not raised and litigated in the court below).
Justice GREENSPAN did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.