Cardwell v. Commonwealth

Following his trial by jury on December 2, 1994, Appellant expressed satisfaction with the jury’s verdict, waived a separate sentencing hearing, and requested that he be sentenced forthwith. The trial judge stated that he would impose the ten-year sentence fixed by the jury and that he would order the sentence to run consecutively with the five years Appellant was already serving. The trial judge also made a written notation to that effect on the court calendar. Significantly, he further advised Appellant that he would award him his jail credit time, if any, “in the final judgment.” The final…