Legal Opinion

Commonwealth ex rel. Van Fossen v. Paul

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 21, 1984No. Nos. 2554PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MONTGOMERY, Judge:

These consolidated appeals arise from (1) the denial of appellant’s habeas corpus petition; and, (2) the grant of the Commonwealth’s petition to modify sentence to provide total confinement.

A plea of guilty to one count of aggravated assault was entered by appellant on March 21, 1983, and charges of resisting arrest and escape were nolle prossed. She was immediately sentenced to three (3) to eighteen (18) months county imprisonment, said sentence to be served on forty-five (45) consecutive weekends from 7:00 p.m. on Friday until 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, beginning March 25, 1983.…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SheehanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  2. Commonwealth v. DoriaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  3. Commonwealth ex rel. Yambo v. JenningsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1971

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Com. v. Miskovitch, E.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017

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