Commonwealth v. Chambers, L. - No. (Granted) (petitions for allowance of appeal)

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA EASTERN DISTRICT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. LEONARD CHAMBERS, Petitioner : No. 286 EAL 2022 : : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal : from the Order of the Superior Court : : : : : : ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 18th day of April, 2023, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as stated by petitioner, is: When a judge orally renders a guilty verdict on an offense by name only, and "not guilty" as to the remaining charges, may a reviewing court ignore the judge's express words and rely on the written sentencing order and the record as a whole to determine which charged offenses the judge intended to include within the conviction, and does doing so violate the double jeopardy protections of the Pennsylvania and Federal Constitutions?

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