Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Samuel
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 17, 2008No. 30 EAP 2007PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice TODD.
In this direct appeal, we are asked to determine whether the sentencing court erred in making the factual determination that Appellant Eric Samuel’s burglary conviction was a “crime of violence,” triggering the mandatory “two-strikes” sentencing provision of 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9714(g). For the following reasons, we find no error in the sentencing court’s application of the two-strikes provision in this case, and affirm.
On November 13, 2003, by his own admission, Appellant burglarized the apartment of his neighbor, Jamaal Garnett, on Spring Garden Street in Philadelphia. The…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- McMillan v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Commonwealth v. CampanaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth v. ShifflerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
- Commonwealth v. WrightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
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