Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2024-04-03 20:10:49.273565+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T08:18:09.372488
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
                               MIDDLE DISTRICT

 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,                  : No. 282 MAL 2023
                                                :
                     Respondent                 :
                                                : Petition for Allowance of Appeal
                                                : from the Order of the Superior Court
              v.                                :
                                                :
                                                :
 GEORGE THOMAS SHIFFLETT,                       :
                                                :
                     Petitioner                 :

                                        ORDER

PER CURIAM

      AND NOW, this 3rd day of April, 2024, our October 30, 2023 Order is VACATED,

and the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, rephrased for clarity,

is:

             In light of Alleyne v. United States, 70 U.S. 99 (2013), is it
             unconstitutional to consider an acceptance of ARD as a prior
             offense for sentencing purposes without the procedural
             protections afforded by Alleyne, i.e., a prior offense can only
             be determined by a jury by proof beyond a reasonable doubt?

The “Application for Immediate Leave to File a Supplemental Petition for Allowance Of

Appeal” is DISMISSED as moot.