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Commonwealth v. Mathis

Citations

  • 463 A.2d 1167
  • 317 Pa. Super. 226
  • 1983 Pa. Super. LEXIS 3643

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  • holding claims of trial error, raised on appeal after re-sentencing, were either previously litigated in first appeal or waived by failure to present them in first appeal
  • permissible for judge to reopen case in order to allow Commonwealth to prove value of stolen goods when value was an element of the crime
  • permissible for judge to reopen case in order to allow Commonwealth to prove value of stolen goods when value was an element of the crime
  • maximum sentence for first-degree misdemeanor imposed where crime rose no higher than second-degree misdemeanor
  • maximum sentence for first-degree misdemeanor imposed where crime rose no higher than second-degree misdemeanor
  • “Any [alleged trial court] errors have either been resolved against appellant in his first appeal before this [C]ourt, or have been waived by his failure to present them in his first appeal.”

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Judges: Wickersham, Hoffman, Van Voort

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