Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Smith

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 25, 1982No. 136PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LIPEZ, Judge:

Defendant pleaded nolo contendere to carrying firearms without a license, 18 Pa.C.S. § 6106, possession of instruments of crime (PIC), 18 Pa.C.S. § 907, and disorderly conduct, 18 Pa.C.S. § 5503. He received concurrent two-to-five-year prison sentences for the firearms violation and PIC, with a concurrent six-month-to-one-year sentence for disorderly conduct. Defendant’s only contention in this appeal is that his sentence is manifestly excessive. We vacate the judgment of sentence, and remand for sentencing.

“In reviewing a sentence challenged as manifestly excessive, this court…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. RigginsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Commonwealth v. WaltonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  3. Commonwealth v. KraftSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Commonwealth v. BrownSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. Commonwealth v. GaitoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MartinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  2. Commonwealth v. HarrisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Commonwealth v. MartinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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