Commonwealth v. Celestin

How courts have described this case

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

• ineffectiveness for failing to file a petition for allowance of appeal cognizable under PCRA
• “The court’s reliance upon [the defendant’s lack of a prior record] was clearly misplaced since the guideline sentence recommendations already contemplate a defendant’s [PRS].”
• “On remand, we remind the trial court that its sentence must reflect not just the rehabilitative needs of Mr. Celestin, but also the gravity of the offense and protection of the public.”
• “The Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing has assigned the offense of sexual assault to Level 5 of the sentencing guidelines, placing it in the same category as murder, voluntary manslaughter, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, kidnapping and arson.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).