Commonwealth v. Baker
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Commonwealth v. Baker, 613 Pa. 507 (Pa. 2012)
35 A.3d 3
Commonwealth v. Baker
Opinion of the Court
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 13 of the Pennsylvania Constitution as it is grossly disproportionate to the crime?
Reference
- Full Case Name
- COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Jeffrey Wayne BAKER
- Status
- Published