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Commonwealth v. Perry

Citations

  • 32 A.3d 232
  • 612 Pa. 557
  • 2011 Pa. LEXIS 2821

How courts have described this case

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

  • noting that our Supreme Court is precluded from reviewing discretionary aspects of sentence under 42 Pa.C.S. § 9781(f)
  • stating, “factors that are not elements of an offense may be considered by the sentencing court in imposing its sentence[]”
  • sentence can be overturned only if it results from manifest unreasonableness, partiality, ill-will, or such lack of support so as to be clearly erroneous
  • “Factors that are not specific elements of the offense may be considered by the sentencing court in imposing its sentence”
  • sentence can be overturned only if it results from manifest unreasonableness, partiality, ill-will, or such lack of support so as to be clearly erroneous
  • \An abuse of discretion may not be found merely because an appellate court might have reached a different conclusion.\

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Judges: Castille, Saylor, Eakin, Baer, Todd, McCaffery, Melvin

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