Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. McMullen

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 17, 1987No. 00802PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HESTER, Judge:

Appellant was convicted in a nonjury trial of violating 35 Pa.S. § 780-113(a)(30), possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance. We agree with her contention that trial counsel was ineffective for failing to object to the trial court’s erroneous computation of her prior record score under the sentencing guidelines prior to imposing sentence. 1 Accordingly, we vacate the judgment of sentence and remand for resentencing.

Appellant claims that the guideline sentence form prepared by the Commonwealth prior to the sentencing hearing was incorrect in its calculation of…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Commonwealth v. TuladzieckiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. Commonwealth v. DrumgooleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. Commonwealth v. TaylorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  5. Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HansonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  2. Commonwealth v. BarnesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  3. Commonwealth v. YoungSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  4. Commonwealth v. BlakeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  5. Commonwealth v. HenrySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996

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