Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Perry

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 23, 2011No. 25 EAP 2010PublishedCited by 67 opinions

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

  1. Commonwealth v. WallsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  2. Commonwealth v. TuladzieckiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. Commonwealth v. ChaseSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
  4. Commonwealth v. SmithSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  5. Commonwealth v. PerrySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002

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3Cited by67 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CartretteSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  2. Commonwealth v. RiggSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  3. Commonwealth v. PastureSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  4. Commonwealth v. GlassSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  5. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013

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