COMMONWEALTH v. BAKER-MYERS

No. 54 WAP 2019.

255 A.3d 223 (2021)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. James Duane BAKER-MYERS, Appellee

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided: July 21, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter Rosalsky, Esq. , Defender Association of Philadelphia, for Amicus Curiae Defender Association of Phila.

Jacob Charles Sander, Esq. , Mercer County District Attorney's Office, for Appellant.

Douglas Eric Straub, Esq. , Mercer County Public Defender's Office, for Appellee.

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


OPINION

In 2010, the legislature amended the corruption of minors statute, 18 Pa.C.S. § 6301, to include new subsection (a)(1)(ii), which provides for additional penalties when the act or acts that corrupt the morals of a minor are sexual offenses. The subsection provides: "Whoever, being...

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