Court Opinion

ID: 9728765
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 14:16:00.177335+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:25:51.826053
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*151KAUFFMAN, Justice,
concurring.
Prior to our decision in this case, the Commonwealth filed a petition to withdraw its appeal on the ground that it was moot. The majority denied the petition.
Pa.R.A.P. 1973 provides, in relevant part:
(a) General Rule. An appellant may discontinue an appeal or other matter as to all appellees as of course at any time prior to argument, or thereafter by leave of court upon application. .
I would grant the Commonwealth’s unopposed petition. However, since the majority has denied the petition and considered the merits, I join in Mr. Justice Nix’s concurring opinion.