Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent, v. Melvin APONTE, Petitioner
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2002-06-05
Citations: 569 Pa. 506
Docket Number: Appeal No. 611 EAL 2001
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent, v. Melvin APONTE, Petitioner.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 569
Pages: 506–506

Head Matter:
805 A.2d 1210
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent, v. Melvin APONTE, Petitioner.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
June 5, 2002.

Opinion:
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?