Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Dobbs

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 29, 1996No. 01810PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BECK, Judge:

We address the merger of sentences for aggravated assault and reckless endangerment in light of Commonwealth v. Anderson, 538 Pa. 574, 650 A.2d 20 (1994). We also address the merger of sentences where appellant has been found guilty of two separate sections of the aggravated assault statute.

Appellant insists his sentences for aggravated assault merge with his sentences for reckless endangerment. He also argues that the merger doctrine prevents the court from sentencing him separately for violating two different sections of the aggravated assault statute. We agree with appellant…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. AndersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  2. Commonwealth v. GriffinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Commonwealth v. BelsarSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  4. Commonwealth v. PerdueSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  5. Commonwealth v. WhetstineSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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3Cited by39 opinions

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