Commonwealth v. Boyd

OPINION BY

PANELLA, J.

In this appeal, we are asked to address whether the requirement of issue preservation applies to claims that the sentencing court breached a duty in imposing a sentence that admittedly does not exceed the statutory maximum. Specifically, we must determine whether a claim that the sentencing court failed to consider the defendant’s ability to pay before imposing fines, in contravention of 42 Pa. Cons.Stat.Ann. § 9726(c), must be raised before the sentencing court in order to be preserved for appellate review. After careful consideration, we hold that such a claim is…