Commonwealth v. Perry
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice TODD.
In this discretionary appeal, we consider whether the Superior Court, in vacating the sentence imposed upon Appellee Shawney Perry for carrying a loaded firearm without a license in violation of the Uniform Firearms Act (“UFA”), specifically, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6106(a),1 misapplied this Court’s directives, as *560set forth in Commonwealth v. Walls, 592 Pa. 557, 926 A.2d 957 (2007), concerning appellate review of sentences. For the reasons set forth below, we hold the Superior Court failed to give sufficient deference to the sentencing court’s imposition of sentence. Accordingly,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Commonwealth v. WallsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- Commonwealth v. TuladzieckiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth v. ChaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
- Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
- Commonwealth v. PerrySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
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