Opinion
No. 315 MAL 2021
11-17-2021
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Herman Albert ARMOLT, Jr., Petitioner
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 17th day of November, 2021, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issues, as stated by the Petitioner, are set forth below.
(1) Whether the trial court erred in retaining jurisdiction to try and sentence Petitioner as an adult for crimes that he committed as a juvenile.
(2) Whether the trial court erred by conferring adult jurisdiction and imposing a four to eight-year prison sentence upon an individual for crimes committed while the individual was a juvenile violated the Equal Protection, Due Process and Cruel and Unusual Punishment clauses of the United States and Pennsylvania Constitution.