Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Ruffo

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 15, 1987No. 1419PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

This is an appeal from judgment of sentence imposed following appellant’s plea of guilty to burglary, indecent assault, aggravated assault, possession of an instrument of crime and kidnapping. Appellant contends that the trial court abused its discretion in sentencing him to 20 to 40 years total confinement when it failed to consider any factor other than the nature of the crime involved. We have carefully reviewed the record and conclude that this contention has merit. Accordingly, we vacate the judgment of sentence and remand the case for resentencing.

The trial court set…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. RigginsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Commonwealth v. MartinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  3. Commonwealth v. WicksSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. Commonwealth v. DoyleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Commonwealth v. KnightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. EbySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  2. Commonwealth v. LoschSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. Commonwealth v. McClendonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  4. Browne v. MaxfieldDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
  5. Commonwealth v. WidmerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995

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