Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2012

Commonwealth v. Baker

Commonwealth v. Baker
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided January 6, 2012
35 A.3d 3; 613 Pa. 507; 2012 Pa. LEXIS 44 (Atlantic Reporter, Third Series)

Commonwealth v. Baker

Opinion of the Court

ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 6th day of January 2012, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as stated by Petitioner, is:

Does the 25-year mandatory minimum sentence of imprisonment imposed under 42 Pa.C.S. § 9718.2 violate Article I, Section 18 of the Pennsylvania Constitution as it is grossly disproportionate to the crime?

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