Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Ernest SIMMONS, Petitioner
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2013-09-17
Citations: 75 A.3d 484
Docket Number: 
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Ernest SIMMONS, Petitioner.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 75
Pages: 484–484

Head Matter:
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Ernest SIMMONS, Petitioner.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Sept. 17, 2013.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 17th day of September, 2013, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as stated by petitioner, is:
Whether the evidence presented at the probation violation hearing sufficed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence the violation of probation, viz, the general condition of refraining from as-saultive behavior, inasmuch as the threats were not communicated to the object, nor was any action taken to implement the threats.