Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Joseph Dean BUTLER, Respondent
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2018-07-31
Citations: 190 A.3d 581
Docket Number: No. 47 WAL 2018
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner
v.
Joseph Dean BUTLER, Respondent
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 190
Pages: 581–581

Head Matter:
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner
v.
Joseph Dean BUTLER, Respondent
No. 47 WAL 2018
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
July 31, 2018
ORDER

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 31st day of July, 2018, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as stated by Petitioner, is as follows:
Whether the Superior Court of Pennsylvania erred in vacating the trial court's Order finding [Respondent] to be [a Sexually Violent Predator ("SVP")] by extrapolating the decision in [Commonwealth v. Muniz, 640 Pa. 699, 164 A.3d 1189 (2017),] to declare SVP hearings and designations unconstitutional under 42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.24(e)(3).
The Prothonotary is directed to provide notice of this Order to the Attorney General, who is invited to participate as an amicus curiae.