Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Tisdale
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 31, 1975No. Appeal, 1173PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Jacobs, J.,
Appellant challenges the procedures involved in the imposition of his sentence by the court below. Specifically, he claims that he was doubly punished for the commission of one offense and that the lower court abused its discretion by injecting into its consideration of the sentence evidence of a crime for which appellant was acquitted. We find no merit in either argument and affirm the judgment of sentence of the lower court.
On July 31, 1973, appellant was arrested in connection with the killing of Edward Newton. During the arrest, it was discovered that appellant was…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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