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COM. v. COTTO

708 A.2d 806 (1998)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Abraham Martinez COTTO, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed February 19, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph C. Madenspacher, Dist. Atty., Lancaster, for Commonwealth, Appellee.

James J. Karl, Chief Public Defender, Lancaster, for Appellant.

Hugh Burns, Jr., Asst. Dist. Atty., Philadelphia, for Amicus Curiae.

Mark Scott-Sedley, Philadelphia, for Amicus Curiae.

Before CAVANAUGH, HOFFMAN and BROSKY, JJ.

CAVANAUGH, Judge:

This appeal requires that we decide the constitutionality of certain 1995 amendments to the Juvenile Act. Specifically, we consider arguments that the provisions regarding transfer of cases from adult criminal court to juvenile court are: (1) unconstitutionally vague; and (2) unconstitutional because they place the burden of proof for transfer on the juvenile. After careful review, we conclude the amendments conform with constitutional standards...

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