Commonwealth v. Morales

KELLER, P.J.,

On October 22, 1997, the defendant, Jorge Morales, was found guilty by a jury of one count of rape, one count of statutory sexual assault, three counts of indecent assault, and one count of corruption of minors.1 Pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. §9794(a) (Megan’s Law), on April 8, 1998, this court ordered an assessment to be performed by the Commonwealth Sexual Assessment Board.2

On June 9, 1998, the defendant filed a motion for extraordinary relief challenging the constitutionality of the “sexually violent predator” provisions of Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law and to bar a second prosecution.…