Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Anderson

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 26, 1994No. 1639PublishedCited by 33 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KELLY, Judge:

In this appeal we must determine whether an enforced plea agreement to impose a sentence on a new conviction to run concurrently with a sentence previously imposed on a prior conviction is binding on the sentencing court when imposing sentence following probation revocation. We conclude that where a court accepts a guilty plea made pursuant to a negotiated plea bargain for a sentence concurrent with a prior sentence and imposes a concurrent sentence in compliance with the terms of the plea bargain, the court has enforced the plea bargain; upon resentencing, following probation…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. McMillan v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Mabry v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Commonwealth v. KatesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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3Cited by33 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BerrySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  2. Commonwealth v. FusselmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  3. Commonwealth v. WareSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  4. Commonwealth v. WallaceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  5. Commonwealth v. BuksaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

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