Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Steward STECKLEY, Jr., Petitioner
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2012-04-04
Citations: 615 Pa. 151
Docket Number: No. 681 MAL 2011
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Steward STECKLEY, Jr., Petitioner.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 615
Pages: 151–152

Head Matter:
41 A.3d 855
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Steward STECKLEY, Jr., Petitioner.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
April 4, 2012.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 4th day of April, 2012, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, LIMITED TO the issues set forth below. Allocatur is DENIED as to all remaining issues. The issues, as stated by Petitioner, are:
(1) Whether the Superior Court erred in affirming the trial court's imposition of a mandatory minimum given a failure to notify the Defendant/Appellant of the applicability of said mandatory minimum sentence pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9718.2(d)?
(2) Whether notice of the applicability of Section 9718.2 from defense counsel can satisfy Subsection 9718.2(d)'s notice requirement without violating attorney/client privilege and defense counsel's duty to provide zealous representation?