IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 454 MAL 2015 : Petitioner : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from : the Order of the Superior Court v. : : : RAFIE L. ALI, : : Respondent :

ORDER

PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 2nd day of December, 2015, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, rephrased for clarity, is:

Does a sentencing judge have discretion to consider victim impact evidence where the offense is not a “crime against a person”?