Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Pittman
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided July 2, 1987No. J-85-1987PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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FLAHERTY, Justice.
The firearms-related mandatory sentencing provision of Pennsylvania’s Sentencing Code provides that a person who visibly possessed a firearm during the commission of certain enumerated felonies shall be sentenced to at least five years of confinement, provided that after conviction but before sentencing the Commonwealth gives notice of its intention to proceed under the mandatory sentencing provision and the sentencing court determines that the mandatory sentencing provision is applicable. Act of Dec. 30, 1974, P.L. 1052, No. 345, § 1 as amended by Act of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- McMillan v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Oyler v. BolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- United States v. BatchelderSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Commonwealth v. WrightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Commonwealth v. LutzSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
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