Commonwealth v. Wallace

870 A.2d 838 (2005)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant

v.

Kareem WALLACE, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued October 20, 2004.

Decided March 29, 2005.

Hugh J. Burns, Jr., William L. Young, Philadelphia, for the Com. of PA

Samuel C. Stretton, West Chester, for Kareem Wallace, appellee.

Before: CAPPY, C.J., CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and BAER, JJ.

OPINION

Justice NIGRO.

This appeal raises the issue of whether the Superior Court erred in holding that a trial court that is resentencing a defendant after revoking his probation is restricted to the maximum term of imprisonment…