Title: Commonwealth v. Ramos, G., Aplt. (concurring)
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: 11 MAP 2013
State: Pennsylvania
Issuer: Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Date: December 27, 2013

[J-57-2013][M.O. – Stevens, J.] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Appellee v. GUILLERMO RAMOS, Appellant : : : : : : : : : : : : No. 11 MAP 2013 Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court at No. 1154 EDA 2011 dated 3/9/12 affirming the judgment of sentence of the Lehigh County Court of Common Pleas, Criminal Division, at No. CP-39-CR-0000664-2010 dated 4/8/11 ARGUED: September 10, 2013 CONCURRING OPINION MR. JUSTICE SAYLOR DECIDED: December 27, 2013 I join the majority opinion, except for footnote four. To the extent the majority broaches the subject of this Court’s understanding of Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348 (2000), see Majority Opinion, slip op. at 6 n.4, it is important to recognize that there have been more recent, material developments at the federal level. See Alleyne v. United States, ___ U.S. ___, ___, 133 S.Ct. 2151, 2162-63 (2013) (holding that an aggravating fact that increases a mandatory minimum sentence must be submitted to the jury for a finding beyond a reasonable doubt).