Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Jose ALICIA, Respondent
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2012-05-15
Citations: 615 Pa. 613
Docket Number: No. 365 EAL 2011
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Jose ALICIA, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 615
Pages: 613–614

Head Matter:
44 A.3d 1147
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Jose ALICIA, Respondent.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
May 15, 2012.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 15th day of May, 2012, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, LIMITED TO the issue set forth below. Allocatur is DENIED as to the remaining issue. The issue, as stated by Petitioner, is:
Under this Court's precedent, which the Superior Court mischaracterized and misapplied, does expert testimony on "the phenomenon of false confessions" impermissibly invade the jury's exclusive role as the arbiter of credibility?