Com. v. Matthews, R. (dissenting)
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J-A32006-14 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Appellee IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA v. ROD MATTHEWS Appellant No. 415 EDA 2013 Appeal from the Judgment of Sentence September 21, 2012 In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County Criminal Division at No(s): CP-51-CR-0009582-2010 BEFORE: PANELLA, J., OLSON, J., and FITZGERALD, J.* DISSENTING STATEMENT BY FITZGERALD, J.: FILED MAY 26, 2015 The majority has astutely considered Appellant’s Brady1 claim based on the nondisclosure of the arresting officers’ statements to internal affairs. I write separately, however, because I am of the view that Appellant established a Brady violation. Accordingly, rather than remand for a further hearing on the materiality of the officers’ statements and the prejudice resulting from the Commonwealth’s failure to disclose, I would vacate the judgment of sentence and remand for a new trial. Therefore, I respectfully dissent. * Former Justice specially assigned to the Superior Court. 1 Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963).
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