Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Waters

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 29, 2009No. 1418 EDA 2008PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

DONOHUE, J.:

¶ 1 Donn Steven Waters (“Waters”) appeals from the judgment of sentence entered on April 14, 2008 following his conviction of three counts of burglary, 18 Pa. C.S.A. § 3502(a), and related crimes. On appeal, Waters challenges the trial court’s classification of the burglaries as first-degree offenses under subsection (c) of the aforementioned statute. We reverse and remand for resentencing.

¶ 2 The relevant facts and procedural history of this case are as follows. On January 5, 2007, Waters was arrested at his residence at 5332 Angora Terrace in Philadelphia and charged…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  3. Commonwealth v. NixonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  4. Commonwealth v. AusberrySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  5. Commonwealth v. BrownSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008

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3Cited by5 opinions

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  4. Com. v. Horning, D.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  5. Terry Lee Fortson, Jr. v. Superintendent Booher, et al.District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2026

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