Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Lakisha Marie Ward-Green, Appellant (2017)

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Lakisha Marie Ward-Green, Appellant

Journal No: J-75-2017

Decided: December 07, 2017

BEFORE: SAYLOR (CJ), BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ. Intermediate Ct. Judges: Gantman, Susan Peikes, President Judge Shogan, Jacqueline O., Judge Lazarus, Anne E., Judge

Attorney: Marc J. Sonnenfeld, Esq., Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Representing: The Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amicus Curiae, The Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amicus Curiae Attorney: Steve D. Shadowen, Esq., Hilliard & Shadowen LLP, Representing: Ward-Green, Lakisha Marie, Appellant Attorney: Matthew C. Weiner, Esq., Hilliard & Shadowen LLP, Representing: Ward-Green, Lakisha Marie, Appellant Attorney: Jagan Nicholas Ranjan, Esq., K&L Gates LLP, Representing: The Pennsylvania Innocence Project and The Innocence Network, Appellant Amicus Curiae Attorney: Emilia Rinaldi, Esq., K&L Gates LLP, Representing: The Pennsylvania Innocence Project and The Innocence Network, Appellant Amicus Curiae Attorney: Rebecca Good McBride, Esq., Allegheny County District Attorney's Office, Representing: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee Attorney: Michael Wayne Streily, Esq., Allegheny County District Attorney's Office, Representing: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee

Order Granting Petition for Allowance of Appeal

Text of Order

AND NOW, this 21st day of December, 2016, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issues, as stated by petitioner are:

(1) Whether the exception to the timeliness requirement of the PCRA for after-discovered facts requires the petitioner to file her PCRA Petition before verifying unknown, but suspected, facts through expert analysis.

(2) Whether the Court of Common Pleas' determination of the deadline to file a PCRA petition for after-discovered evidence is entitled to deference by the Superior Court.

VOTE INFORMATION

Assigned ___________________________________________________________________________________ ☐> MO ☐ PCR ☐ PCO Reassigned ___________________________________________________________________________________ ☐> PCA ☐ PCO/IG Date Reassigned ___________________________________________________________________________________ Capital Guilt Death Penalty Phase A R Other Notes Phase A R Other A R Other SM DNW KMD CD DMcT MB TGS Assigned

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