Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Jeffrey Wayne BAKER, Petitioner
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2012-01-06
Citations: 35 A.3d 3
Docket Number: 
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Jeffrey Wayne BAKER, Petitioner.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 35
Pages: 3–3

Head Matter:
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Jeffrey Wayne BAKER, Petitioner.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Jan. 6, 2012.

Opinion:
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?