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COM. v. HANSLEY

No. 3 MAP 2011.

47 A.3d 1180 (2012)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. Frederick HANSLEY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 17, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David H. Arnold , Nichole Lynn Eisenhart , Lebanon County District Attorney's Office, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Bryan S. Walk , Hershey, for Frederick Hansley.

Karl Baker , Ellen T. Greenlee , Peter Rosalsky , Defender Association of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, for Appellee Amicus Curiae, Defender Association of Philadelphia.

David R. Crowley , Mary Jean Glick , for Appellee Amicus Curiae, PA Criminal Defense Lawyers & Public Defender Association of PA.

BEFORE: CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, ORIE MELVIN, JJ.

OPINION

Chief Justice CASTILLE.

The issue in this appeal is whether the Recidivism Risk Reduction Incentive Act, 61 Pa.C.S. §§ 4501-4512 ("RRRI Act"), which makes certain offenders eligible for release on parole before the expiration of their minimum terms of imprisonment, applies to defendants who are sentenced to mandatory minimum terms required by two drug trafficking sentencing provisions, 18 Pa.C.S. § 6317 and § 7508. The...

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