Commonwealth v. Williams

Opinion

Per Curiam,

Appellant was indicted for the murder of one Sherwood Holland.1 He pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to a term of 4 to 10 years imprisonment and a fine of fl,000. This is a direct appeal from that judgment of sentence.2

The sole contention of the appellant is that the sentence imposed was excessive under the circumstances of this case, and that the sentence should be vacated and the case remanded for resentencing.3 We will affirm.

The sentence imposed upon a convicted person is within the sole discretion of the sentencing judge, and will be reviewed by…