Commonwealth v. Hardy, W.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
WESTERN DISTRICT
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 185 WAL 2022
:
Respondent :
: Petition for Allowance of Appeal
: from the Order of the Superior Court
v. :
:
:
WILLIE JAMES HARDY, :
:
Petitioner :
ORDER
PER CURIAM
AND NOW, this 21st day of December, 2022, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal
is GRANTED. The issues, rephrased for clarity, are:
(1) Was Appellant’s Petition for Post-Conviction DNA Testing Pursuant to 42
Pa.C.S. § 9543.1 timely?
(2) Did Appellant satisfy the requirements of 42 Pa.C.S. § 9543.1(a)(2), with
regard to evidence previously tested for DNA and evidence not previously
tested for DNA?
(3) Did Appellant present a prima facie case demonstrating that the DNA
testing sought, assuming exculpatory results, would establish his actual
innocence of the offense for which he was convicted?