COMMONWEALTH v. ORTIZ

No. 45 WAP 2017.

197 A.3d 256 (2018)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. Tex Xavier ORTIZ, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: November 21, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Wayne Streily , Allegheny County District Attorney's Office, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellant.

Elliot C. Howsie , Brandon Paul Ging , Victoria H. Vidt , Allegheny County Public Defender's Office, Pittsburgh, PA, for Appellee.


OPINION

The question presented in this appeal concerns whether the criminal offense of interference with custody of children, committed by a biological parent, can serve as a predicate felony giving rise to the crime of kidnapping of a minor.

In the relevant time period, Appellee was the single father...

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