Commonwealth v. Peterson

Opinion by

Hirt, J.,

One may not be twice convicted of the same crime. So also, when convicted by plea or otherwise, a defendant may be sentenced but once. This has always been the law and the rule is invariable in its application with one exception, viz: Where a sentence is imposed during the term at which a defendant is convicted the court may alter the sentence by increasing or reducing the punishment during the term, but not thereafter. Cf. Com. ex rel. Michelotti v. Ashe, Warden, 162 Pa. Superior Ct. 18, 56 A. 2d 313; Moshowitz’s Registration Case, 329 Pa. 183, 196 A. 498. In Commonwealth…