Court Opinion

ID: 4283794
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2018-06-12 21:44:55.339007+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:55:22.567147
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
                               EASTERN DISTRICT

 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,                  : No. 59 EM 2018
                                                :
                      Respondent                :
                                                :
                                                :
               v.                               :
                                                :
                                                :
 ROBERT WILLIAMS,                               :
                                                :
                      Petitioner                :

                                         ORDER

PER CURIAM

       AND NOW, this 12th day of June, 2018, the Court being equally divided, the

Emergency Application for King’s Bench Jurisdiction is DENIED by operation of law.

Chief Justice Saylor and Justice Mundy would deny relief.

Justice Wecht would deny relief without prejudice to Petitioner’s right to raise the matter
anew following his June 18, 2018 evidentiary hearing.

Justice Baer files a dissenting statement which Justices Todd and Donohue join.

Justice Dougherty did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.