COM. v. JEMISON

No. 17 WAP 2013

98 A.3d 1254 (2014)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Duane JEMISON, Jr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided August 18, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norma Chase, Esq. , Pittsburgh, for Duane Jemison Jr.

Francesco Lino Nepa, Esq. , Michael Wayne Streily, Esq. , Allegheny County District Attorney's Office, Pittsburgh, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, STEVENS, JJ.


OPINION

Justice McCAFFERY.

In this case, we consider the continued viability of Commonwealth v. Stanley, 498 Pa. 326, 446 A.2d 583 (1982), wherein we held that the prosecution is not required to accept a defendant's offer to stipulate to the fact of a prior conviction when the conviction is an element of the offense charged. Concluding that Stanley remains the law of this...

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