Commonwealth v. Sierra

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• holding that sentence of total confinement and of statutory maximum following probation revocation for technical violations raises substantial question
• holding that total confinement sentence following revocation for technical probation violation implicates fundamental norms that underlie sentencing process
• holding that total confinement sentence following revocation for technical probation violation raises a substantial question
• recognizing that consideration of the appropriateness of a sentence of total confinement, upon the revocation of probation, must be examined in light of 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9771(c)
• holding that after review of the record, trial court did not abuse its discretion where it had in-depth knowledge of the defendant, that parole and probation were ineffective in rehabilitating her; therefore, incarceration was appropriate
• stating that a substantial question is presented when a technical probation violation results in a revocation sentence of total confinement

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