Legal Opinion
Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Fields, R.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 31, 2014No. 18 EAP 2013PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice SAYLOR.
In this appeal by allowance, we consider whether sentences for multiple crimes of violence committed in the same criminal episode are each subject to statutory enhancement, where the sentences are governed by the second-strike provision of Pennsylvania’s recidivist sentencing statute.
In 1992, Appellee forced his way into a woman’s home and sexually assaulted her. He pled guilty to rape and burglary and was sentenced to four to ten years’ imprisonment. Within a month after his release from confinement in 2002, Appellee forced his way into another victim’s residence,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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3Cited by16 opinions
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