Commonwealth v. Norris

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “It is equally well-settled that an appellate court will not find an abuse of [the trial court’s] broad discretion, providing that the sentence is within statutory limits, unless the sentence imposed is so manifestly excessive as to inflict too severe a punishment.”
• imposition of sentence rests solely within broad discretion of sentencing judge; appellate court will not find abuse provided sentence is within statutory limits, and unless sentence imposed is (Footnote Continued Next Page

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Cited by

6 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Commonwealth v. Mouzon
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-12-19· cited 702×
• Commonwealth v. Jones
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-08-19· cited 95×
• Gillespie v. DEPT. OF CORR.
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-06-09· cited 77×
• Commonwealth v. Wilson
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-07-30· cited 38×
• Commonwealth v. Hobson
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-03-05· cited 21×
• Commonwealth v. Sayko
  Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas· 1978-10-19· cited 1×

Cites

8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Commonwealth v. Wrona
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1971-03-18· cited 113×
• Commonwealth v. Person
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1972-11-30· cited 60×
• Commonwealth v. Williams
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-03-25· cited 30×
• Commonwealth v. Marker
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-12-11· cited 18×
• Commonwealth v. Straw
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1976-03-29· cited 18×
• Commonwealth v. Warner
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-04-03· cited 14×
• Commonwealth v. Reese
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-09-23· cited 7×
• Commonwealth v. Daymude
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1974-04-03· cited 3×