Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Felix

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 14, 1988No. 2740PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Judge:

The Commonwealth appeals from a sentence of “time in” (four months) to twenty-three months imposed upon appellee Charles Felix, Jr., following his conviction in a bench trial of burglary and theft. The Commonwealth argues that the trial court abused its discretion by unreasonably sentencing appellee below the applicable mitigated minimum range. Despite the subsequent invalidation of the sentencing guidelines, we find that: the appearance of a substantial question as to the appropriateness of the sen*149tence imposed, considering the Sentencing Code as a whole, is presented; the…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. TuladzieckiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Commonwealth v. RigginsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Commonwealth v. SessomsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. Commonwealth v. KrumSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  5. Commonwealth v. TerrySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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3Cited by44 opinions

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