Commonwealth v. Garcia-Rivera

OPINION BY

FORD ELLIOTT, P.J.:

¶ 1 The Commonwealth appeals from Melvin Garcia-Rivera’s (“Garcia-Rivera” or “appellee”) judgment of sentence of July 22, 2008. The Commonwealth contends that the trial court failed to put reasons on the record supporting its imposition of a mitigated range sentence. After careful review, we are compelled to agree and, therefore, vacate the judgment of sentence and remand for resentencing.

¶ 2 The record reflects that on March 13, 2008, Garcia-Rivera tendered an open guilty plea to two counts of involuntary manslaughter, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2504(b). The charges related…