Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2011

Commonwealth v. CARELA-TOLENTINO

Commonwealth v. CARELA-TOLENTINO
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided April 19, 2011 · Per Curiam
17 A.3d 922; 610 Pa. 10; 2011 Pa. LEXIS 940 (Atlantic Reporter, Third Series)

Commonwealth v. CARELA-TOLENTINO

Opinion

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 19th day of April 2011, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, limited to issue “a,” as phrased by petitioner:

Whether the imposition of the mandatory minimum fíne of $25,000.00 pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 7508(a)(3)(iii) was in violation to the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the prohibition against excessive fines set forth in Article I § 13 of the Pennsylvania Constitution?

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