Commonwealth v. Devers

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• holding that where pre-sentence report exists, reviewing court will presume that sentencing court was aware of relevant information regarding defendant’s character and weighed those considerations along with mitigating statutory factors
• holding that where a pre-sentence report exists, there is a presumption that the sentencing judge was aware of and adequately considered information relevant to the defendant’s character, as well as any mitigating factors
• holding that where pre-sentence report exists, reviewing court will presume that sentencing court was aware of relevant information regarding defendant’s character and weighed those considerations
• holding that when a sentencing court has the benefit of a pre-sentence report, we presume that the court duly considered any mitigating information contained therein
• holding that where a [PSI] exists, there is a presumption that the sentencing judge was aware of and adequately considered information relevant to the defendant's character, as well as any mitigating factors
• holding that “sentencing must result both -6- J-S63043-18 from a consideration of the nature and circumstances of the crime as well as the character of the defendant”

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