Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1999

Commonwealth v. Hill

Commonwealth v. Hill
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided December 15, 1999
741 A.2d 198 (Atlantic Reporter, Second Series)

Commonwealth v. Hill

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?

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