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Commonwealth v. Walker

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 26, 1989No. 2425Published

1Opinion of the Court

390 Pa. Superior Ct. 76 (1989)

568 A.2d 201

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania

v.

Ronald WALKER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued March 7, 1989.

Filed December 26, 1989.

Michael E. Furey, Norristown, for appellant.

Thomas E. Waters, Jr., Dist. Atty., Blue Bell, for Com., appellee (submitted).

Before CAVANAUGH, BECK and CERCONE, JJ.

OPINION BY BECK, Judge[*]:

This case presents significant questions concerning the power of a judge to increase the severity of the punishment for a crime after the initial sentencing hearing.

The relevant facts are not in dispute. On August 11, 1985, Ronald Walker…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. United States v. DiFrancescoSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Alabama v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Commonwealth v. TuladzieckiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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