Commonwealth v. Perez, C. ( 2020 )

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
EASTERN DISTRICT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 550 EAL 2019
:
Petitioner :
: Petition for Allowance of Appeal
: from the Order of the Superior Court
v. :
:
:
CARLOS PEREZ, :
:
Respondent :
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 2nd day of March, 2020, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is
GRANTED. The issue, as stated by petitioner, is:
Did the Superior Court misapply the standard for the evidentiary sufficiency
of the Commonwealth’s prima facie case, as set forth by this Court in
Commonwealth v. Karetny, 880 A.2d 505, 528 (Pa. 2005) and
Commonwealth v. Huggins, 836 A.2d 862, 866 (Pa. 2003), effectively ruling
that inferences may be drawn from the evidence in favor of defendant[s] at
the preliminary hearing stage of a criminal proceeding and raising the
burden of proof borne by the Commonwealth?