Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. High

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 10, 1982No. 1591PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Per curiam

On March 10,1981, appellant pleaded guilty to aggravated assault, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2702, for attacking a corrections officer. He was thereafter sentenced to six (6) to twenty-four (24) months imprisonment, the sentence to run consecutive to the sentence appellant was then serving. Following the denial of his petition to modify the sentence, on the ground that it was excessive, appellant took the instant appeal. The sole issue before us is whether the sentence imposed was excessive. However, because we cannot ascertain from the record the trial court’s reasons for the sentence imposed, the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. RigginsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Commonwealth v. MartinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  3. Commonwealth v. WicksSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. Commonwealth v. DoyleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Commonwealth v. CottleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. RoyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  2. Commonwealth v. WeldonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Com. v. Ackridge, A.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  4. Com. v. Hollins, E.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  5. Com. v. Morroni, J.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018

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