
    COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Christian Lee FORD, Respondent
    No. 170 MAL 2018
    Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
    August 22, 2018
    ORDER
   PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 22nd day of August, 2018, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as stated by petitioner, is:

Where a defendant bargains for and agrees to pay a specific fine as part of a negotiated plea agreement, must the sentencing court conduct a separate inquiry into the defendant's ability to pay the agreed-upon fine?  