Commonwealth v. Ellison

41 A.3d 859 (2012)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee

v.

Daunte Jabri ELLISON, Appellant.

No. 1339 MDA 2011

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed March 2, 2012.

BEFORE: STEVENS, P.J., PANELLA, J., and STRASSBURGER,[*] J.

Judgment of sentence affirmed.

STRASSBURGER, J., files a concurring opinion.

CONCURRING OPINION BY STRASSBURGER, J.:

Because I believe that the current state of the law regarding a sentencing judge's consideration of the sentences of co-defendants is less than rational and, as in this case, leads to unfair results, I concur.

Our legislature has determined that for each defendant,…