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Commonwealth v. Wegley

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 6, 2003No. 101 MAP 2002PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

Justice SAYLOR.

We allowed appeal in this matter to examine the Superior Courts conclusion that an individual serving an intermediate punishment sentence of electronically monitored house arrest is in official detention for purposes of the criminal offense of escape. We affirm.

Appellant Jonathan Wegley (Wegley) entered guilty pleas in the Adams County common pleas court to two counts of forgery. He was sentenced to 24 months of intermediate punishment, including at least nine months of house arrest with electronic monitoring. 1 Intermediate punishment was subsequently revoked, and…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. People v. BowerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Commonwealth v. ParlanteSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  3. Commonwealth v. KristonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  4. Commonwealth v. ConahanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  5. Commonwealth v. ChiappiniSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. KyleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  2. Zedonis v. LynchDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 2017
  3. Commonwealth v. StaffordSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  4. Chamberlain v. Unemployment Compensation Board of ReviewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  5. Commonwealth v. StevensonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004

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