Commonwealth v. Garcia-Rivera

How courts have described this case

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• explaining that a trial court’s alleged failure to state on the record its reasons for deviating from the guidelines presents a substantial question
• stating that the sentencing court must demonstrate that it understands the guideline ranges and place on the record its reasons for deviating from the guidelines
• stating that a challenge to the sentencing court’s imposition of a sentence outside of the sentencing guidelines is a challenge to the discretionary aspects of the sentence
• allegation that trial court failed to state reasons for deviating from guidelines presents substantial question
• “[A] claim the trial court failed to state its reasons for deviating from the guidelines presents a substantial question for review.”
• “claim the trial court failed to state its reasons for deviating from the guidelines” raises a substantial question

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).