Commonwealth v. Wynn
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
ORIE MELVIN, J.:
¶ 1 Appellant, Phillip Wynn, appeals nunc pro tunc from the judgment of sentence entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County following his conviction of aggravated assault 1 , possession of an instrument of crime 2 , and criminal conspiracy 3 . Mr. Wynn challenges the constitutionality of the sentencing procedure set forth in 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9714 (relating to sentences for second and subsequent offenses) as violative of his procedural due process rights under the Fourteenth Amendment of the federal constitution. He also contends his trial counsel was ineffective…
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