Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 10/31/2008
Commonwealth v. Lawrence
Citations
- 960 A.2d 473
- 2008 Pa. Super. 262
- 2008 Pa. Super. LEXIS 3549
- 2008 WL 4757306
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that averment court sentenced based solely on seriousness of offense and failed to consider relevant factors raises a substantial question
- reiterating that a claim that the defendant’s prior record was double-factored raises a substantial question
- stating that a claim that a sentence was unreasonable because it was outside the sentencing guidelines raises a substantial question
- stating that a claim that the sentencing court imposed an unreasonable sentence by sentencing outside the guidelines presents a substantial question
- finding a substantial question for a claim of an excessive sentence imposed after the court focused only on the serious nature of the crimes
- affirming dismissal of ineffective assistance claim for failure to preserve discretionary aspects of sentence challenge on direct appeal because sentence imposed by trial court was reasonable
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Judges: Panella, Kelly, Colville
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6 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. TaylorSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-04-19· cited 800×
- Commonwealth v. MacIasSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2009-03-17· cited 399×
- Commonwealth v. FranklinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2010-02-23· cited 159×
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2012-08-15· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. BlountSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2019-04-08· cited 45×
- Commonwealth v. MikellSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2009-03-17· cited 38×
Cites
21 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. WallsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-07-17· cited 918×
- Commonwealth v. CarrSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-02-22· cited 670×
- Commonwealth v. WashingtonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-07-18· cited 593×
- Commonwealth v. TiradoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-03-03· cited 476×
- Commonwealth v. GogginsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-03-09· cited 383×
- Commonwealth v. BoyerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-08-03· cited 218×
- Commonwealth v. CunninghamSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-07-31· cited 169×
- Commonwealth v. HolleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-03-19· cited 162×
- Commonwealth v. HeilmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-01-18· cited 140×
- Commonwealth v. HansonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-08-23· cited 109×
- Commonwealth v. DanielsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-04-24· cited 94×
- Commonwealth v. HallSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-01-27· cited 89×
- Commonwealth v. WhitmoreSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-12-29· cited 86×
- Commonwealth v. HernandezSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-05-22· cited 43×
- Com. v. HallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-03-07· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. BoyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-02-21· cited 29×
- Commonwealth v. WhitmoreSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-09-20· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. HernandezSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-03-07· cited 23×
- Com. v. HessSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-05-11· cited 13×
- Com. v. LeachSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-05-26· cited 3×
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