Commonwealth v. Stevenson

OPINION BY

LALLY-GREEN, J.

¶ 1 The Commonwealth challenges the judgment of sentence imposed on Appel-lee, Keith Stevenson, following Stevenson’s guilty plea to third-degree murder and aggravated assault. The sentence included a five-year mandatory minimum sentence of “total confinement” for offenses committed with a firearm. 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9712. The court also granted Stevenson credit for all time served, including time spent on house arrest in a home electronic monitoring program.

¶ 2 The Commonwealth argues that the trial court imposed an illegal sentence when it granted credit for time served…