Commonwealth v. Anderson
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
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…
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- Commonwealth v. KatesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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