Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Edwards

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 15, 1989No. 603PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

POPOVICH, Judge:

In this case of first impression, Ronald Edwards appeals from the judgment of sentence entered on July 20, 1988, by the Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas, following his conviction under 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3742, for failing to stop his vehicle after being involved in an accident resulting in serious bodily injury. Pursuant to one of the sentencing provisions of the statute, § 3742(b)(3), the court sentenced the appellant to a period of incarceration of ninety (90) days (the mandatory minimum) to one year and ordered him to pay a fine of one hundred ($100) dollars. However, we…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Commonwealth v. YoungSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. Commonwealth v. StanleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Commonwealth v. HillSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  5. Commonwealth v. MummaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. LopezSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
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  3. CROSBY BY CROSBY v. SultzSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  4. Commonwealth v. WaddellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  5. Com. of Pa. v. KitchenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018

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