Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Cowan

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 7, 1980No. 503PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellant contends that the trial court considered inaccurate information in imposing sentence. 1 For the reasons which follow, we remand for a hearing.

Appellant pleaded guilty to robbery, and the trial court accepted the plea. At the sentencing hearing, appellant objected that the sentencing report contained inaccurate information concerning his criminal record. The report stated that he had been convicted in Virginia in 1973 for larceny of an automobile. Appellant asserted, however, that he had never been convicted of such a crime in Virginia or any other state in 1973. The…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MartinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. Commonwealth v. BetheaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. KneppSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  2. Commonwealth v. CharlesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  3. Commonwealth v. LoreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Commonwealth v. AllenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Commonwealth v. ChaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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