# Commonwealth v. Brown

> Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · December 14, 2016 · 164 A.3d 460

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/4976671

## Case

- **Full name:** COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Darnell BROWN
- **Court:** Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- **Decided:** December 14, 2016
- **Citations:** 164 A.3d 460; 2016 Pa. LEXIS 2802
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Opinion of the court
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 14th day of December, 2016, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as stated by petitioner is:
(1) Did the Superior Court err when it rejected binding Confrontation Clause authority and held as a matter of first impression that autopsy reports are testimonial?

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