Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Ernest SIMMONS, Appellant
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2014-04-29
Citations: 625 Pa. 182
Docket Number: No. 26 WAP 2013
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Ernest SIMMONS, Appellant.
Judges: BEFORE: CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, STEVENS, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 625
Pages: 182–183

Head Matter:
91 A.3d 102
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Ernest SIMMONS, Appellant.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
April 29, 2014.
Thomas M. Dickey, Altoona, for Ernest Simmons, Appellant.
Scott Michael Lilly, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee.
BEFORE: CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, STEVENS, JJ.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 29th day of April, 2014, the Order of the Superior Court is hereby AFFIRMED.
Justice STEVENS files a Concurring Statement.
Justice STEVENS, concurring.
I join this Court's per curiam affirmance. Nevertheless, I wish to emphasize my view that the communication of threats made by a probationer to an intended victim is not a requirement to find the probationer engaged in "assaultive behavior" in violation of the general condition for special probation or parole set forth in 37 Pa.Code § 65.4(5)(iii).