Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Bizzel

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 2, 2014PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*103OPINION BY

SHOGAN, J.:

Appellant, Jermal Bizzel, appeals from the judgment of sentence entered on April 16, 2018, in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. In this appeal, Appellant argues that the unconstitutional provisions of 18 Pa.C.S. § 6317 (Drug-free school zones) cannot be severed from the remainder of the statute, and therefore, the entire statute should be declared void and unenforceable. We conclude they cannot be severed, and thus hold that 18 Pa.C.S. § 6817 is unconstitutional. Accordingly, we affirm Appellant’s convictions, but we vacate the judgment of sentence and remand…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Alleyne v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  2. Commonwealth v. WatleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  3. Robinson Township v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  4. Commonwealth v. MundaySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013

3Cited by36 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ReidSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  2. Commonwealth v. BlakneySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  3. Com. v. Kline, J., Sr.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  4. Com. v. Adorno, J.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  5. Com. v. All, D.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015

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