Commonwealth v. Lee

• ¶ 11 respectfully dissent.

¶ 2 Appellant asserted in a post-sentencing motion that his sentence was excessive. Under Pennsylvania’s sentencing scheme, which requires the imposition of a minimum and a maximum term of incarceration, Appellant was sentenced to 15 to 96 months’ incarceration. Appellant did not contend that the 15 month minimum sentence was excessive, but did contend that the 96 month maximum sentence was. Pennsylvania, of course, is an indeterminate-sentencing state, meaning that a convicted individual is sentenced to a range of imprisonment, not a definite term, and that the…