Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Frank ADAMS, Petitioner
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2017-11-20
Citations: 174 A.3d 573
Docket Number: No. 239 EAL 2017
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Frank ADAMS, Petitioner
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 174
Pages: 573–573

Head Matter:
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Frank ADAMS, Petitioner
No. 239 EAL 2017
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
November 20, 2017

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 20th day of November, 2017, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as phrased by Petitioner, is:
Was it not error for the Superior Court automatically to dismiss petitioner's appeal without a merits review when this Court's consistent jurisprudence allows exceptions to a forfeiture determination and petitioner's circumstances track those exceptions?