Commonwealth v. Coia

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania August 28, 2013

Commonwealth v. Coia, 621 Pa. 112 (Pa. 2013)

74 A.3d 117; 2013 WL 4531174; 2013 Pa. LEXIS 1866

Consideration, Matter, McCaffery

Opinion of the Court

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 28th day of August, 2013, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, LIMITED TO Petitioner’s constitutional sentencing claim. Further, the Superior Court’s decision affirming the imposition of a sentence of mandatory life imprisonment without the possibility of parole is VACATED, and the matter is REMANDED to the Superi- or Court to remand to the Philadelphia County Court of *113Common Pleas for a new sentencing hearing pursuant to Commonwealth v. Batts, 620 Pa. 115, 66 A.3d 286 (2013).

Jurisdiction relinquished.

Justice McCAFFERY did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.

Reference

Full Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Nicholas COIA
Status: Published