Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 3/29/1996
Commonwealth v. Smith
Citations
- 673 A.2d 893
- 543 Pa. 566
- 1996 Pa. LEXIS 530
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- holding that imposition of a sentence is vested in the discretion of the sentencing court and will not be disturbed unless there is a clear abuse of discretion
- finding that Section 9781(f) precludes our Court from reviewing discretionary aspects of sentencing but does not preclude review of the application of legal principles
- finding that Section 9781(f) precludes our Court from reviewing discretionary aspects of sentencing but does not preclude review of the application of legal principles
- concluding that even though court referred to an impermissible -9- J-S94035-16 sentencing factor, the sentence must be affirmed where court had independently valid reasons for departing from standard range sentence
- reasoning that Section 9781(f) does not preclude review of legal principles
- determining that even if a sentencing court relies on a factor that should not have been considered, there is no abuse of discretion where the court provides significant additional support for its departure from the sentencing guidelines
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Judges: Nix, Flaherty, Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Montemuro
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58 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. CartretteSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-12-24· cited 1,101×
- Commonwealth v. WallsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-07-17· cited 918×
- Commonwealth v. GriffinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-04-02· cited 889×
- Commonwealth v. SierraSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-05-15· cited 756×
- Commonwealth v. MouzonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-12-19· cited 702×
- Commonwealth v. GriffinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-06-24· cited 420×
- Commonwealth v. RiggSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-01-27· cited 378×
- Commonwealth v. ShellerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-11-10· cited 231×
- Commonwealth v. Eisenberg, M., ApltSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-08-19· cited 206×
- Commonwealth v. BrownSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-10-19· cited 160×
- Commonwealth v. GribbleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-11-20· cited 152×
- Commonwealth v. P.L.S.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-02-02· cited 124×
- Commonwealth v. MouzonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-07-01· cited 119×
- In the Interest of M.W.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-02-25· cited 115×
- Commonwealth v. VasquezSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-01-28· cited 113×
- Commonwealth v. EbySuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-10-04· cited 109×
- Commonwealth v. BradleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-10-28· cited 105×
- Commonwealth v. Johnson, C., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-12-30· cited 97×
- Commonwealth v. DodgeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-08-01· cited 93×
- Commonwealth v. InfanteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-12-29· cited 85×
Cites
7 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. BetheaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1977-10-28· cited 119×
- Commonwealth v. WardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-01-31· cited 96×
- Commonwealth v. LaneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-02-05· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. PlankSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1982-05-21· cited 28×
- Commonwealth v. SeptakSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-12-12· cited 27×
- Commonwealth v. RosarioSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1993-10-05· cited 10×
- Commonwealth v. PuchalskiSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-02-11· cited 10×
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