Opinion
J-4-2017 No. 10 WAP 2016
08-22-2017
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Appellee v. THOMAS M. REED, Appellant
Appeal from the Order of the Superior Court entered 11/24/14 at No. 402 WDA 2014, affirming the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Clearfield County entered 2/12/14 at No. CP-17-CR-0000894-2000
CONCURRING STATEMENT
CHIEF JUSTICE SAYLOR
Although I dissented in the controlling case, Commonwealth v. Muniz, ___ Pa. ___, ___, ___ A.3d ___, ___, 2017 WL 3173066 (July 19, 2017) (Opinion Announcing the Judgment of the Court), I recognize that there was a majority consensus in that decision to the effect that SORNA exacts punishment and retroactive application of the enactment violates constitutional norms. Accordingly, while I have expressed my disagreement with these propositions, see id. at ___, ___ A.3d at ___, 2017 WL 3173066, at *34-39 (Saylor, C.J., dissenting), I join the present per curiam order based on the prevailing precedent.