Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Rahiem MURPHY, Respondent
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2009-04-23
Citations: 969 A.2d 1182
Docket Number: 
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Rahiem MURPHY, Respondent.
Judges: Justice GREENSPAN did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 969
Pages: 1182–1182

Head Matter:
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 Alowance 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.