Commonwealth v. Dickerson

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

This case requires the interpretation of two provisions of the Sentencing Code — mandatory minimum sentencing for repeat offenders and computation of prior record score under the sentencing guidelines. The sentencing court held that enhanced sentencing provisions applied at appellee’s second sentencing even though he had committed the second offense prior to his conviction for the first. The Superior Court reversed, holding that the enhanced sentencing provisions could not be imposed unless the second offense was committed after conviction for the first…