Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Jones
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 15, 1989No. 157 E. D. Appeal Docket 1987PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
LARSEN, Justice.
The issue of concern presented by this appeal is whether a sentencing court may correct an illegal sentence by increasing the maximum period of incarceration after service of that sentence has begun.
On September 30, 1984, appellant, David L. Jones, lured his victim, by means of a ruse, into a vacant house. Appellant then choked and robbed the victim, threatened to kill her with a hatchet, tied her and gagged her, injected amphetamines into her hands, and forced her to submit to oral and vaginal intercourse. Appellant was arrested and charged with rape,1…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- United States v. DiFrancescoSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Ex Parte LangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Commonwealth v. LeeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. SojournerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Commonwealth v. HolmesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
- Commonwealth v. QuinlanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Commonwealth v. VasquezSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
- Walnut Street Associates, Inc. v. Brokerage Concepts, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
- Commonwealth v. VanderlinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
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