Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Hallock

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 19, 1992No. 2302PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HESTER, Judge:

Gary Hallock appeals from the judgment of sentence of thirty-six to seventy-two years imprisonment imposed following his plea of guilty to seven charges of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse. We conclude that the sentence is not cruel and unusual punishment under the eighth *343amendment to the United States Constitution and that the sentencing court did not abuse its discretion in imposing the sentence. We affirm.

The record indicates that appellant was charged with the following sexual offenses against children. In June, 1990, appellant performed oral sex on twelve-year-old…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Solem v. HelmSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Commonwealth v. TuladzieckiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. Commonwealth v. DeversSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  4. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  5. Commonwealth v. LoschSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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3Cited by47 opinions

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