Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1996

Commonwealth v. Cruz

Commonwealth v. Cruz
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided November 15, 1996 · Castille
684 A.2d 551; 546 Pa. 265; 1996 Pa. LEXIS 2272 (Atlantic Reporter, Second Series)

Commonwealth v. Cruz

Dissenting Opinion

CASTILLE, Justice,

dissenting.

I respectfully dissent for the reasons expressed in my dissenting opinion in Com*552monwealth v. Matos, 543 Pa. 449, 672 A.2d 769 (1996).

Opinion of the Court

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 15th day of November, 1996, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The decision of the Superior Court is REVERSED and the ORDER of the trial court entered on March 14, 1994 granting Petitioner’s Writ of Certiorari is REINSTATED. See Commonwealth v. Ma-tos, 543 Pa. 449, 672 A2d 769 (1996). Jurisdiction is relinquished. The Application for Permission to File Supplemental Communication is dismissed as moot.

CASTILLE, J., dissents.

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