Commonwealth v. Roden

STEVENS, J.:

¶ 1 This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County following Appellant’s open guilty plea to the charge of third degree murder. On appeal, Appellant’s sole contention is that her sentence is manifestly excessive. We affirm.

¶ 2 The relevant facts and procedural history are as follows: On January 21, 1997, Appellant was babysitting the six-month-old victim at her home in Lancaster County when, at some point, Appellant violently shook and struck the infant. Approximately twenty-four hours later, the infant died as a direct…