Commonwealth v. Ballentine, A.

Opinion

M.D. Appeal Dkt. 80 MAP 2019

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 379 MAL 2019 :

Respondent : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from : the Order of the Superior Court v. : : :

ANN MARIE BALLENTINE, : :

Petitioner :

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 29th day of October, 2019, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is

GRANTED. The issue, rephrased for clarity, is as follows;

Whether, in light of Commonwealth v. Veon, 150 A.2d 435 (Pa. 2016), a sentence to pay restitution to a nonprofit corporation may be ordered when the underlying offense occurred prior to October 24, 2018, the effective date of the amendment to 18 Pa.C.S. § 1106.