Commonwealth v. Stufflet
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
SPAETH, President Judge:
This is an appeal from a judgment of sentence. Appellant argues that the sentencing judge in imposing the sentence considered information that was irrelevant. We agree, and therefore vacate the sentence and remand for resentencing.
On December 27, 1978, appellant was sentenced to a term of 3V2 to 7 years in prison for robbery. He had also been convicted of burglary and recklessly endangering another person, but sentence was suspended on those convictions. An appeal was filed challenging the sentencing proceedings. 1 Appellant claimed that the trial court had failed to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Commonwealth v. RigginsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. BetheaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. WallsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. CruzSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Commonwealth v. StuffletSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
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