
    COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Jerome KING, Respondent
    No. 457 EAL 2017
    Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
    April 30, 2018
    ORDER
   PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 30th day of April, 2018, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as phrased by the Commonwealth, is:

Did the Superior Court commit a significant and potentially far-reaching error of law when, in contravention of Pennsylvania law and the greater weight of authority nationally, it issued a published decision holding that PCRA courts may bar the Commonwealth from speaking with [a defendant's] trial counsel prior to evidentiary hearings on defense claims that counsel provided ineffective assistance?

Justice Wecht did not participate in the consideration or decision of this matter.  