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pa-56-33-1161: Stay of proceedings—Second Degree Murder Post Conviction Relief Act cases; administrative order MD-186-2026

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Summary

Order And Now , this 3rd day of August, 2026, following consultation with the District Attorney's Office of Montgomery County and the Public Defender's Office of Montgomery County, and noting their agreement herein, it is hereby Ordered that, effective immediately, any criminal cases in which a Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA) petition has been filed in the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas requesting relief pursuant to the recent Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruling in Commonwealth v. Derek Lee , 3 WAP 2024, (holding that a sentence of life without the possibility of parole for Second Degree Murder violated the Pennsylvania Constitution) shall be Stayed for a period of 120 days. This Stay will be revisited by the Court, as necessary. By the Court CAROLYN T. CARLUCCIO, President Judge

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