Commonwealth v. Hall

OPINION

Chief Justice CASTILLE.

The issue in this appeal is whether the sentencing court properly ordered a convicted defendant, as a condition of probation, to pay amounts representing child support to the children of the victim of the defendant’s crime (here, voluntary manslaughter). The Superior Court held that such a condition was not permitted as a matter of law, vacated the sentencing court’s order and remanded for resentenc-ing. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm on different grounds.

In 2004, appellee Andre Hall was romantically involved with Tamisha Towson. The two had an infant…