Commonwealth v. Snyder, C. (summary disposition)

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. CHRISTOPHER SNYDER, Petitioner : : : : : : : : : : : : : : No. 236 MAL 2021 Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Published Opinion and Order of the Superior Court at No. 2060 EDA 2019, at 251 A.3d 782 (Pa. Super. 2021) entered on April 9, 2021, affirming, vacating and remanding the Judgment of Sentence of the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas at No. CP-46-CR-2658-2018 entered on June 20, 2019 ORDER PER CURIAM DECIDED: October 4, 2022 AND NOW, this 4th day of October, 2022, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED, LIMITED TO the issue set forth below. The issue, as stated by petitioner is: 1) “Whether the portion of Petitioner’s sentence that he be subject to the requirements of Subchapter H of the Sentencing Code – formerly, ‘Megan’s Law’ – violates his constitutional and statutory rights[,]” see PAA, at 2, Regarding this issue, the order of the Superior Court is VACATED, and the case is REMANDED to the Superior Court for reconsideration in light of Commonwealth v. Thorne, 2022 WL 2231821 (filed June 22, 2022). The Petition is DENIED in all other respects. Further, the Application for Leave to file Amicus Brief is DENIED as moot.

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