Commonwealth v. Williams

*287 OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

This matter is before us on direct appeal from the order of the Erie County Common Pleas Court dated September 23, 1997, granting Donald Francis Williams’ motion for extraordinary relief, which challenged the constitutionality of the sexually violent predator provisions of Title 42, Sections 9791-9799.6, Subchapter H, entitled, Registration of Sexual Offenders, 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9791-9799.6, commonly known as Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law (hereinafter Act).1

The factual history of this case is as follows. On February 2, 1997, Appellee Williams was arrested and charged with…