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COM. v. SAMUEL

No. 30 EAP 2007.

961 A.2d 57 (2008)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Eric SAMUEL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 17, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karl Baker, Esq., Marissa Boyers Bluestine, Esq., Defender Association of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, for Eric Samuel.

Hugh J. Burns, Jr., Esq., Peter Carr, Esq., Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

BEFORE: CASTILLE, C.J., and SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD and McCAFFERY, JJ.

OPINION

Justice TODD.

In this direct appeal, we are asked to determine whether the sentencing court erred in making the factual determination that Appellant Eric Samuel's burglary conviction was a "crime of violence," triggering the mandatory "two-strikes" sentencing provision of 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9714(g). For the following reasons, we find no error in the sentencing court's application of the two-strikes provision in this case, and affirm.

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