Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2014

Commonwealth v. Gikami

Commonwealth v. Gikami
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided March 11, 2014
86 A.3d 863; 624 Pa. 560; 2014 WL 943189; 2014 Pa. LEXIS 663 (Atlantic Reporter, Third Series)

Commonwealth v. Gikami

Opinion of the Court

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 11th day of March 2014, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, the Superior Court’s decision is VACATED, and the matter is REMANDED. to the Common Pleas Court for further proceedings consistent with Commonwealth v. Holmes, — Pa. -, 79 A.3d 562 (2013).

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