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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 6/10/1983

Commonwealth v. Ford

Citations

  • 461 A.2d 1281
  • 315 Pa. Super. 281
  • 1983 Pa. Super. LEXIS 3247

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  • recognizing that a claim that a sentence violated section 906 of the Crimes Code implicates the legality of the sentence
  • stating that the lawfulness of a sentence imposed upon a conviction is not waivable
  • stating that appellant’s sentences for attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and possession of an instrument of crime are barred under section 906, because the facts of the case demonstrated “that the offenses were perpetrated with one objective in mind-the (attempted
  • stating that appellant’s sentences for attempted murder, conspiracy to commit murder and possession of an instrument of crime are barred under section 906, because the facts of the case demonstrated “that the offenses were perpetrated with one objective in mind-the (attempted
  • stating evidence that defendant removed pistol from his pants shortly after entering house, giving rise to the inference that he possessed firearm while walking to the house on a public street, was sufficient to sustain conviction for carrying a firearm on public streets
  • trial court incorrectly sentenced appellant to three inchoate offenses which merged with ultimate crime, correction of sentence did not result in double jeopardy because merely substituting new sentences for vacated sentence

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Judges: Hester, Johnson, Popovich

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