Court Opinion

ID: 9752704
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-28 18:29:17.018215+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:27:21.139063
License: Public Domain

ROBERTS, Justice,
dissenting.
I dissent and would deny allowance of appeal. The order of the Superior Court discharging respondent specifically stated that the discharge was without prejudice to the Commonwealth’s right to institute involuntary commitment proceedings pursuant to the Mental Health Procedures Act, 50 P.S. § 7406. The Commonwealth has failed to demonstrate that the Superior Court’s mandate differs significantly from the judgment of sentence imposed by the court of common pleas. Although the trial court sentenced respondent to a minimum term of imprisonment of fifteen months, the record indicates that respondent has already served that minimum term and has become eligible for the “mental health treatment plan” ordered as a condition of parole. Thus, on this record, it is inappropriate to grant further review.