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Commonwealth v. Walker

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 26, 1989No. 2425PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY BECK, Judge *:

This case presents significant questions concerning the power of a judge to increase the severity of the punishment for a crime after the initial sentencing hearing.

The relevant facts are not in dispute. On August 11, 1985, Ronald Walker gained entry to the home of his estranged wife and held her hostage at gunpoint for five hours. Following a jury trial in the Court of Common Pleas of Montgomery County, Walker was convicted of possessing an instrument of crime, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, unlawful restraint, and criminal trespass. 18…

2Cases cited29 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Benton v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. United States v. DiFrancescoSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Alabama v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Commonwealth v. TuladzieckiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BarnesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  2. Commonwealth v. MobleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  3. State v. ColemanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
  4. Commonwealth v. AliSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  5. Commonwealth v. SuttonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990

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