Commonwealth v. Line

DISSENTING OPINION BY

BENDER, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant was sentenced to a life sentence imder the provisions of 42 Pa. C.S. § 9714. The Majority contends Appellant’s prior convictions was the sole factor that caused Appellant to be eligible for a life sentence, and that therefore the imposition of that term of imprisonment did *39not violate Appellant’s constitutional rights as recognized in Apprendi v. New Jersey, 530 U.S. 466, 120 S.Ct. 2348, 147 L.Ed.2d 435 (2000), and Blakely v. Washington, 542 U.S. 296, 124 S.Ct. 2531, 159 L.Ed.2d 403 (2004). I respectfully dissent.

¶ 2 As the Majority acknowledges,…