Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Johnson

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 24, 2004PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

BECK, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant Dow Johnson appeals from the Judgment of Sentence entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County after his convictions by a jury of burglary, attempted theft, and conspiracy. After a previous appeal to this Court, we vacated appellant’s sentence and remanded for resentencing. Appellant now claims that upon resentencing, the sentencing court improperly doubled his initial sentence by changing the sentences from concurrent to consecutive. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the sentencing court erred, and we vacate and remand once again…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Commonwealth v. LordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  3. Commonwealth v. GrantSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  4. Texas v. McCulloughSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Sattazahn v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 2003

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BorrinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  2. Commonwealth v. KennedySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
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  4. Commonwealth v. McHaleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  5. Commonwealth v. RomingerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018

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