Commonwealth v. Griffin

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• holding that “[i]f the Commonwealth objects to the appellant’s failure to comply with Pa.R.A.P. 2119(f), the sentencing claim is waived for purposes of review”
• explaining that where the Commonwealth objects to an omission of a Rule 2119(f) statement, “the sentencing claim is waived for purposes of review”
• stating that when challenging a discretionary aspect of sentencing, an appellant must include a statement pursuant to Pa.R.A.P. 2119(f), and if the Commonwealth objects to the appellant’s failure to do so, the sentencing claim is waived for purposes of appellate review
• stating that when challenging a discretionary aspect of sentencing, an appellant must include a statement pursuant to Pa.R.A.P. 2119(f), and if the Commonwealth objects to the appellant's failure to do so, the sentencing claim is waived for purposes of appellate review
• stating if appellant fails to include Rule 2119(f) statement in appellate brief and Commonwealth objects, appellant has waived discretionary aspects of sentencing challenge
• “If the Commonwealth objects to the appellant’s failure to comply with Pa.R.A.P. 2119(f), the sentencing claim is waived for purposes of review.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

3 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Commonwealth v. Wise
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-09-15· cited 47×
• Commonwealth v. Griffin
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2019-04-26· cited 6×
• Com. v. Hoyle, N.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2025-05-16

Cites

10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Pennsylvania Financial Responsibility Assigned Claims Plan v. English
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-08-22· cited 172×
• Commonwealth v. Gilmour Manufacturing Co.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-04-25· cited 141×
• O'ROURKE v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-08-21· cited 135×
• In Re Canvass of Absentee Ballots of Nov. 4, 2003 General Election
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-03-08· cited 123×
• Commonwealth v. Bynum-Hamilton
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-02-17· cited 109×
• Commonwealth, Aplt v. Kingston, S.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-08-15· cited 64×
• Consulting Engineers Council v. State Architects Licensure Board
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-06-26· cited 60×
• McGrory v. COM., DEPT. OF TRANSP.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-02-20· cited 50×
• Commonwealth v. Montgomery
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-10-26· cited 39×
• Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Fields, R.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-12-31· cited 20×