Commonwealth v. Monarch, 179 A.3d 3 (2018)

Jan. 11, 2018 · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · No. 268 WAL 2017
179 A.3d 3

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent
v.
Samuel Anthony MONARCH, Petitioner

No. 268 WAL 2017

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

January 11, 2018

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 11th day of January, 2018, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, LIMITED TO the issue set forth below. Allocatur is DENIED as to all remaining issues. The issue, as stated by petitioner, is:

Was [petitioner] given impermissible enhanced penalties, as expressed in Birchfield v. North Dakota, ___ U.S. ___, 136 S.Ct. 2160, 195 L.Ed.2d 560 (June 23, 2016), for his refusal to consent to chemical testing?