Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Jerome KING, Respondent
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2018-04-30
Citations: 184 A.3d 946
Docket Number: No. 457 EAL 2017
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner
v.
Jerome KING, Respondent
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 184
Pages: 946–946

Head Matter:
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner
v.
Jerome KING, Respondent
No. 457 EAL 2017
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
April 30, 2018
ORDER

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 30th day of April, 2018, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as phrased by the Commonwealth, is:
Did the Superior Court commit a significant and potentially far-reaching error of law when, in contravention of Pennsylvania law and the greater weight of authority nationally, it issued a published decision holding that PCRA courts may bar the Commonwealth from speaking with [a defendant's] trial counsel prior to evidentiary hearings on defense claims that counsel provided ineffective assistance?
Justice Wecht did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.