Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Ortiz

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 20, 2017No. 253 WDA 2016PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

BENDER, P.J.E.:

Appellant, Tex Xavier Ortiz, appeals from the judgment of sentence of an aggregate term of 8-22 years’ incarceration, imposed following his convictions for kidnapping of a minor and interference with custody of a child (hereinafter, “ICC”). Appellant contends that there was insufficient evidence to support his kidnapping conviction and, as a result, we must reverse the order subjecting him to a lifetime registration requirement under SOR-NA.1 Alternatively, Appellant challenges the discretionary aspects of his sentence. After careful review, we reverse Appellant’s…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WidmerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  2. Commonwealth v. YasipourSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  3. Commonwealth v. CunninghamSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Commonwealth v. RiveraSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  5. Commonwealth v. BarfieldSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Ortiz, T.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  2. Com. v. Anderson, J.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  3. Com. v. Lapham, M.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
  4. Com. v. Martinez, M.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  5. Com. v. Nealy, D.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2020

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