Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. James Monroe BALDWIN, Petitioner
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2011-12-05
Citations: 32 A.3d 1259
Docket Number: 
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. James Monroe BALDWIN, Petitioner.
Judges: Justice ORIE MELVIN did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 32
Pages: 1259–1260

Head Matter:
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. James Monroe BALDWIN, Petitioner.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Dec. 5, 2011.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 5th day of December, 2011, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as stated by Petitioner, is:
Whether the test employed in United States v. Peterson, 233 F.3d 101 (1st Cir.2000), adopted by the Superior Court in this case, to be utilized when a criminal defendant seeks to testify after the close of evidence, is an unconstitutional burden on a citizen's fundamental right to testify in his own defense?
Justice ORIE MELVIN did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.