Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Allen

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 8, 1985No. 302PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TAMILIA, Judge:

Appellant brings this appeal from the judgment of sentence entered February 23, 1983 in the Court of Common Pleas of Mercer County. In a jury trial, appellant was convicted of burglary and simple assault, and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of four years to ten years on the burglary conviction. No sentence on the simple assault conviction was imposed. See 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3502(d). Appellant filed a Motion to Modify the Sentence and Post-Trial Motions which were denied by the lower court.

Appellant challenges the propriety of the sentence imposed. He contends that the…

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2Cases cited33 opinions

  1. Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  2. Roberts v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Wasman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Commonwealth v. TravagliaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  5. Humphrey v. Northern States Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MooreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  2. Com. v. Dones, D.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  3. Com. v. Dones, D.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  4. Com. v. Long, E.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  5. Com. v. Myrick, I.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018

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