Commonwealth v. Aponte

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Commonwealth v. Aponte

805 A.2d 1210, 569 Pa. 506, 2002 Pa. LEXIS 1178

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania·Decided June 5, 2002·No. Appeal 611 EAL 2001·Published·Cited by 1 cases

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ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 5th day of June, 2002, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is hereby GRANTED, limited to the following issue:

Whether 35 P.S. § 780-115(a), which permits the doubling of the statutory maximum penalty upon proof of a prior conviction for a similar crime, without requiring proof beyond a reasonable doubt and providing for a right to a jury trial, violates the Pennsylvania and United States constitutions?

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ORDER

PER CURIAM.

AND NOW, this 5th day of June, 2002, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is hereby GRANTED, limited to the following issue:

Whether 35 P.S. § 780-115(a), which permits the doubling of the statutory maximum penalty upon proof of a prior conviction for a similar crime, without requiring proof beyond a reasonable doubt and providing for a right to a jury trial, violates the Pennsylvania and United States constitutions?

Commonwealth v. Aponte, 805 A.2d 1210, 569 Pa. 506, 2002 Pa. LEXIS 1178 (Pa. 2002).

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