Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 11/15/2016
Commonwealth v. Serrano
Citations
- 150 A.3d 470
- 2016 Pa. Super. 246
- 2016 Pa. Super. LEXIS 664
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- holding that a substantial question was presented when that appellant asserted the lower court failed to consider his individualized needs
- holding that a resentencing court should not mechanically reimpose the previous judgment of sentence without making an independent reevaluation of the Sentencing Code’s criteria
- concluding that the presiding judge had abused its discretion by failing to independently evaluate the case
- stating that a substantial question has been presented where an appellant alleged that the sentencing court failed to consider the defendant’s individualized circumstances and rehabilitative needs
- stating that a substantial question has been presented where an appellant alleged that the sentencing court failed to consider the defendant’s individualized circumstances and rehabilitative needs
- finding substantial question where appellant, claimed, trial court failed to consider his individualized needs
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Judges: Elliott, Lazarus, Jenkins
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- Com. v. Morgan, R.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2021-07-13
Cites
10 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Alleyne v. United StatesSupreme Court· 2013-06-17· cited 5,868×
- Commonwealth v. SwopeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-09-16· cited 443×
- Commonwealth v. MastromarinoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2010-07-21· cited 384×
- Commonwealth v. AllenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2011-07-12· cited 339×
- Commonwealth v. CoulversonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2011-11-29· cited 310×
- Commonwealth v. AhmadSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-11-18· cited 258×
- Commonwealth v. RiggsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2012-09-06· cited 152×
- Commonwealth v. LoschSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-12-14· cited 99×
- Commonwealth v. JonesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-04-15· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. PlastererSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-07-21· cited 2×
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