Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Beish

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 9, 2019No. 438 WDA 2018; 443 WDA 2018PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY KUNSELMAN, J.:

Matthew Thomas Beish, appeals from the judgment of sentence entered following his guilty plea to criminal trespass and theft by unlawful taking. Beish claims the trial court denied him due process at sentencing when it found him ineligible for the Recidivism Risk Reduction Incentive ("RRRI") under 61 Pa.C.S.A. § 4503(5). After careful review, we affirm.

On August 29, 2017, Beish broke into a residence at 143 West 38 th Street, Erie, Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth charged Beish with one count of criminal trespass. 2 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3503(a)(i).

Shortly thereafter, on…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Meachum v. FanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional ComplexSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Kentucky Department of Corrections v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Vitek v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Foucha v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1992

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Com. v. Boswell, K.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
  2. Com. v. King, E.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2023
  3. D. Ricker v. DOCCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2022
  4. In Re: B.A.N.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2020

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