Relief and order. (a) General rule.-- If the court rules in favor of the petitioner, it shall order appropriate relief and
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Section: 9546
Jurisdiction: PA
Bluebook Citation: 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9546
§ 9546. Relief and order. (a) General rule.-- If the court rules in favor of the petitioner, it shall order appropriate relief and
issue supplementary orders as to rearraignment, retrial, custody, bail, discharge,
correction of sentence or other matters that are necessary and proper. (b) Grounds to be stated.-- (Deleted by amendment). (c) Status of order.-- (Deleted by amendment). (d) Review of order in death penalty cases.-- An order under this subchapter granting the petitioner final relief in a case in which
the death penalty has been imposed shall be directly appealable by the Commonwealth
to the Supreme Court pursuant to its rules. An order under this subchapter denying
a petitioner final relief in a case in which the death penalty has been imposed shall
not be reviewable in the Superior Court but shall be reviewable only by petition for
allowance of appeal to the Supreme Court. (Apr. 13, 1988, P.L.336, No.47, eff. imd.; Nov. 17, 1995, 1st Sp.Sess., P.L.1118,
No.32, eff. 60 days; June 25, 1997, P.L.324, No.33, eff. imd.) 1997 Amendment. Act 33 amended subsec. (d). Suspension by Court Order. The 1995 and 1997 amendments to section 9546 were suspended August 11, 1997, S.Ct.
Order. Cross References. Section 9546 is referred to in section 722 of this title.
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