Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Welch

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 28, 2006PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

JOHNSON, J.:

¶ 1 John Welch, Jr. appeals from the judgment of sentence following his guilty plea to the charges of criminal conspiracy (robbery) and criminal attempt (homicide). See 18 Pa.C.S. §§ 903, 901(a), respectively. Welch asserts that the trial court imposed an illegal sentence by sentencing him on two inchoate crimes in violation of section 906 of the Crimes Code. See 18 Pa.C.S. § 906. We find that the trial court properly sentenced Welch under section 906. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of sentence.

¶2 On February 1, 2006, Welch pled guilty to attempted homicide and…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GrantSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  2. Commonwealth v. FordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Commonwealth v. DavisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
  5. Commonwealth v. GravesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  5. Com. v. Stewart, S.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019

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