Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Nivardo CARELA-TOLENTINO, Petitioner
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2011-04-19
Citations: 610 Pa. 10
Docket Number: No. 577 MAL 2010
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Nivardo CARELA-TOLENTINO, Petitioner.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 610
Pages: 10–10

Head Matter:
17 A.3d 922
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Nivardo CARELA-TOLENTINO, Petitioner.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
April 19, 2011.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 19th day of April 2011, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, limited to issue "a," as phrased by petitioner:
Whether the imposition of the mandatory minimum fíne of $25,000.00 pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 7508(a)(3)(iii) was in violation to the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the prohibition against excessive fines set forth in Article I § 13 of the Pennsylvania Constitution?