Commonwealth v. Dixon

SPAETH, President Judge:

This is a Commonwealth appeal from judgment of sentence for third degree murder of IIV2 to 23 months in prison (with credit for just under 9 months time served) followed by 10 years probation. The Commonwealth argues that the sentence is unreasonably lenient and unreasonably deviates from the recommended minimum ranges provided in the Sentencing Guidelines, 204 Pa.Code § 303.1 et seq. On the record as it now stands, we agree. We therefore vacate judgment of sentence and remand for resentencing consistent with this opinion.

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Initially we must determine whether the…