Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Reinerio VELAZCO-MENA, Petitioner
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2014-04-14
Citations: 625 Pa. 23
Docket Number: No. 389 MAL 2012
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Reinerio VELAZCO-MENA, Petitioner.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 625
Pages: 23–24

Head Matter:
89 A.3d 656
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Reinerio VELAZCO-MENA, Petitioner.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
April 14, 2014.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 14th day of April, 2014, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, limited to the following issue as stated by Petitioner:
Whether the trial court erred in imposing the mandatory minimum sentence pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. 9712.1(a) over the [Petitioner's] objection on the grounds that the firearm in question was not found "in close proximity" to the drugs found in Petitioner's residence?
The Superior Court's decision affirming the imposition of a mandatory minimum sentence under Section 9712.1 is VACATED, and the matter is REMANDED to the Superior Court for further proceedings in light of Commonwealth v. Hanson, 623 Pa. 388, 82 A.3d 1023 (2013).