Commonwealth v. Burgess, R. (miscellaneous)

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 16 WM 2014 : Respondent : : : v. : : : ROBERT L. BURGESS, : : Petitioner : ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 8th day of April, 2014, the Petition for Review from the Order of the Court of Common Pleas Refusing to Amend its Order Pursuant to Pa.R.A.P. 1311(b) is TRANSFERRED to the Superior Court. See Pa.R.A.P. 702, Note ( the mere possibility of . . . a sentence [of death] is not intended to give the Supreme Court direct appellate jurisdiction over interlocutory orders in homicide and related cases since generally a death sentence is not imposed. ) Petitioner s request for alternative relief, asking this Court to review an Application for Extraordinary Relief and, in the Alternative, an Application for Invocation of King s Bench Powers is DENIED.

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