by Lea Bickerton | Oct 11, 2008 | Appeal, Case Law Summaries, sentencing
Commonwealth v. O’Malley 2008 PA Super 224 Topic: Sentencing Summary: If you negotiate a sentence, you can’t come back and challenge the discretionary aspects of sentencing. Click to access s36045_08.pdf Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click...
by Lea Bickerton | Oct 9, 2008 | Case Law Summaries, Homicide, Mandatory Sentence, sentencing
Commonwealth v. Morris 2008 PA Super 235Topic: Enhanced Sentencing-HomicideSummary: For sentencing purposes, where two murders are tried together, the second charge may be used to give the defendant a mandatory life sentence under 42 Pa.C.S.A. §...
by Lea Bickerton | Oct 6, 2008 | Case Law Summaries, justification, over the guidelines, sentencing
Commonwealth v. Green 2008 PA Super 220Topic: SentencingSummary: Where a trial court fails to distinguish a drug dealing case from a garden variety drug dealing case, there is not sufficient justification to sentence someone to five times the aggravated...
by Lea Bickerton | Sep 30, 2008 | bail, Case Law Summaries, sentencing, time served
Commonwealth v. Mann 2008 PA Super 215Topic: Allocation of Jail Time-Parole ViolatorBrief Legal Summary: If the defendant has a detainer and has failed to post bond on his new charge, the time in must go to the new charge. If the new sentence is shorter than the time...
