COMMONWEALTH v. McCABE

No. 50 MAP 2020.

265 A.3d 1279 (2021)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Joseph MCCABE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: December 22, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew Chapman Christy, Esq. , ACLU of Pennsylvania, for Amicus Curiae ACLU of Pennsylvania.

Peter E. Kratsa, Esq. , MacElree Harvey, Ltd., West Chester, for Amicus Curiae PA Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

James Christopher Martin, Esq. , Devin Michael Misour, Esq. , Reed Smith LLP, Pittsburgh, for Amicus Curiae ACLU, Equal Justice Under the Law, PA Legal Aid Network, PA Assn of Crim Defense Lawyers, PD Assn. of PA.

Katherine Elizabeth Ernst, Esq. , for Appellant.

Robert Martin Falin, Esq. , Stanley Joseph Konoval, Esq. , Kevin R. Steele, Esq. , Montgomery County District Attorney's Office, Norristown, for Appellee.

BAER, C.J., SAYLOR, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.


OPINION

In this appeal by allowance, we consider whether a problem-solving court, in this case a Veterans Treatment Court (VTC), created pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 9161 is subject to Chapter 3 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal...

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