COMMONWEALTH v. BATTS

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh J. Burns Jr., Esq. , Terence Patrick Houck, Esq. , Rebecca J. Kulik, Esq. , John Michael Morganelli, Esq. , for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Appellee.

Bradley Steven Bridge, Esq. , Philip D. Lauer, Esq. , Lauer & Sletvold, P.C., Marsha Levick, Esq. , Juvenile Law Center, Alexander Owen Ward, Esq. , Lauer & Fulmer, for Qu'Eed Batts, Appellant.

Sara A. Austin, Esq. , Austin Law Firm, L.L.C., David R. Fine, Esq. , James C. Sargent Jr., Esq. , Lamb McErlane, PC, Thomas G. Wilkinson Jr., Esq. , Cozen O'Connor , for Pennsylvania Bar Association, Amicus Curiae.

Peter David Goldberger, Esq. , Law Office of Peter Goldberger, for Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amicus Curiae.

Richard Walter Long, Esq. , Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association, for Pennsylvania District Attorney's Association, Amicus Curiae.

Kathryn Elizabeth Rimpfel, Esq. , Baker & McKenzie, L.L.P., for Children's Advocacy Network and Youth Sentencing and Reentry Project, Amicus Curiae.

Angela C. Vigil, Esq. , for Children's Advocacy Network and Youth Sentencing and Reentry Project, Amicus Curiae.

SAYLOR, C.J., BAER, TODD, DONOHUE, DOUGHERTY, WECHT, MUNDY, JJ.