Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 10/28/1977

Commonwealth v. Bethea

Citations

379 A.2d 102
474 Pa. 571
1977 Pa. LEXIS 836

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reiterating that a trial court may not punish a defendant more severely because he exercised his constitutional right to stand trial
stating that “a sentence based in part on an impermissible consideration is not made proper simply because the sentencing judge considers other permissible factors as well”
noting “a practice which exacts a penalty for the exercise of the right [to a juiy trial] is without justification and unconstitutional”
resentencing ordered where \judge may have been influenced by fact that appellants chose to stand trial\
resentencing ordered where “judge may have been influenced by fact that appellants chose to stand trial”
sentencing judge’s improper reliance on defendant’s exercise of his constitutional right to a jury trial as a reason for choosing the sentence which it imposed

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Judges: Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix, Manderino

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