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COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Jeffrey Wayne BAKER, Petitioner

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania2012-01-06
35 A.3d 3

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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?