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Commonwealth v. Humphrey

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Nov 10, 2021
266 A.3d 1063 (Pa. 2021)

Opinion

No. 252 MAL 2021 No. 253 MAL 2021

11-10-2021

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Jquan HUMPHREY, Petitioner Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Jquan Humphrey, Petitioner



ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 10th day of November, 2021, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issues, as stated by petitioner, are:

(1) Whether the [t]rial [c]ourt erred in dismissing charges against Petitioner pursuant to 50 P.S. § 7403, even though this penal statute provides for the dismissal of charges against an individual when a trial court feels continued prosecution would be unjust?
(2) Whether the [t]rial [c]ourt erred in dismissing charges against Petitioner pursuant to 50 P.S. § 7403 where the [t]rial [c]ourt had before it significant information accumulated over nine months expended on these matters, and where the [t]rial [c]ourt found that, due to Petitioner's severe incompetence and passage of time, it would already be unjust to ever resume prosecution?
(3) Whether the [t]rial [c]ourt erred in dismissing charges against Petitioner pursuant to 50 P.S. § 7403 instead of ordering another competency evaluation, despite the fact that Petitioner had not undergone any competency restoration services and that the [t]rial [c]ourt had already found that it would be unjust for Petitioner to be prosecuted in the future?


Summaries of

Commonwealth v. Humphrey

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Nov 10, 2021
266 A.3d 1063 (Pa. 2021)
Case details for

Commonwealth v. Humphrey

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. JQUAN HUMPHREY, Petitioner…

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Nov 10, 2021

Citations

266 A.3d 1063 (Pa. 2021)

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