Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Stokes

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 1, 2011PublishedCited by 91 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

BOWES, J.:

Nafis Stokes appeals from the judgment of sentence of sixteen to thirty-two years incarceration imposed by the trial court after his convictions for conspiracy to commit murder, aggravated assault,1 conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person (“REAP”), possession of an instrument of crime (“PIC”), possession of a controlled substance (marijuana), and persons not to possess a firearm. After careful review, we affirm.

The pertinent facts are as follows. On January 8, 2007, fourteen-year-old M.L. and his friend were seeking to purchase…

2Cases cited63 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
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  3. Blakely v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. Rita v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  5. Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by91 opinions

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