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Commonwealth v. Anderson

Citations

  • 450 A.2d 1011
  • 304 Pa. Super. 476
  • 1982 Pa. Super. LEXIS 5217

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a sentence becomes final when a defendant waives his right to appellate review
  • the “guidelines will be virtually meaningless and uniformity will not be achieved without a right of appellate review”
  • no sentence is final until the right of appellate review has been exhausted or waived
  • the double jeopardy clause does not preclude review and subsequent increase of sentences
  • Commonwealth must comply with Pa.R.Crim.P. 1410, requiring the filing of a motion to modify sentence within ten days after the imposition of sentence, before obtaining appellate review of a sentence

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Judges: Cercone, Spaeth, Cavanaugh, Wieand, McEwen, Cirillo, Montemuro

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