Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. McKeithan
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 31, 1986No. 391PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CERCONE, Judge:
Jerry McKeithan was found guilty of aggravated assault 1 by a judge sitting without a jury. He was sentenced on June 27, 1984, to undergo imprisonment in the Franklin County Prison for a period of not less than 20 months nor more than 59 months, to pay a fine of $300.00 and the costs of prosecution. Appellant was sentenced in accordance with the Deadly Weapon Enhancement of the Sentencing Guidelines. 2 In his timely filed Motion to Modify Sentence and now on appeal, appellant advances several challenges to the constitutionality of the weapons enhancement provision and to the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- In Re WINSHIPSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Santosky v. KramerSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Gardner v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Commonwealth v. StanleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Commonwealth v. EllisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- Commonwealth v. WalkerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Commonwealth v. WallaceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth v. BurnsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
- Commonwealth v. ChapmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
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