Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 12/3/1986

Commonwealth v. Sojourner

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518 A.2d 1145
513 Pa. 36
1986 Pa. LEXIS 953

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reflecting that the defendants had received a suspended sentence, which had the practical effect of staying the sentence until the defendants completed alcohol treatment
construing penalty provision of 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3731(e) to be mandatory
construing penalty provision of 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3731(e) to be mandatory
original sentence amended in response to appeal by Commonwealth; statute authorized Commonwealth sentencing appeals
original sentence amended in response to appeal by Commonwealth; statute authorized Commonwealth sentencing appeals
statutory language is to be construed in accordance with its plain meaning

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Judges: Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, McDermott, Hutchinson, Zappala, Papadakos

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