Commonwealth v. Hill

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania December 15, 1999

Commonwealth v. Hill, 741 A.2d 198 (Pa. 1999)

Opinion of the Court

ORDER

PER CURIAM:

AND NOW, this 15th day of December, 1999, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is hereby GRANTED, limited to the following issue:

Whether an indigent defendant adjudicated as a “high-risk dangerous offender” pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 9714 possesses a constitutional right to state-funded psychiatric assistance in presenting a defense against statutory enhanced mandatory punishments?

Reference

Full Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. John Edward HILL
Status: Published