Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Christian Lee FORD, Respondent
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2018-08-22
Citations: 191 A.3d 1290
Docket Number: No. 170 MAL 2018
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner
v.
Christian Lee FORD, Respondent
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 191
Pages: 1290–1290

Head Matter:
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner
v.
Christian Lee FORD, Respondent
No. 170 MAL 2018
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
August 22, 2018
ORDER

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 22nd day of August, 2018, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as stated by petitioner, is:
Where a defendant bargains for and agrees to pay a specific fine as part of a negotiated plea agreement, must the sentencing court conduct a separate inquiry into the defendant's ability to pay the agreed-upon fine?