Commonwealth v. Tejada

How courts have described this case

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

• holding court may sentence without PSI if it has necessary information from other source, based on record
• finding that following the appellant's objection to the lack of a PSI report, the sentencing court erred in imposing sentence as the record failed to reveal the extent of the court's knowledge
• vacating the sentence and remanding for resentencing where, “[f]ollowing Appellant's objection to the lack of a PSI report, the court immediately imposed sentence with no further discussion or input from the parties”
• claim that trial court sentenced defendant without the benefit of a PSI report implicates the discretionary aspects of sentencing and is not automatically reviewable as of right

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

11 cases in this archive cite this case.

• S.T. v. R.W.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2018-06-29· cited 105×
• Commonwealth v. Mikitiuk
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2019-06-20· cited 65×
• In the Interest of: S.L., a Minor Appeal of: J.B.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2019-01-08· cited 53×
• Com. v. Widger, K.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2020-08-13· cited 53×
• Commonwealth v. Tejada
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2017-12-12· cited 44×
• Reitz, J. v. Flower, M.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2021-01-28· cited 7×
• In the Int. of: K.L., Appeal of: L.B.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2022-12-06· cited 2×
• Com. v. Jones, A.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2024-08-19· cited 1×
• Com. v. Campbell, H.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2018-12-27
• In the Int. of: K.G.-B., Appeal of: K.G.-B.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2026-02-27
• In the Int. of: K.W.-D., Appeal of: K.W.-D.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2026-05-29

Cites

21 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Illinois v. Allen
  Supreme Court· 1970-04-06· cited 3,248×
• Snyder v. Massachusetts
  Supreme Court· 1934-01-08· cited 2,822×
• Rock v. Arkansas
  Supreme Court· 1987-06-22· cited 2,329×
• Kentucky v. Stincer
  Supreme Court· 1987-06-19· cited 1,461×
• Commonwealth v. Goggins
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2000-03-09· cited 383×
• Commonwealth v. Disalvo
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-07-12· cited 307×
• Commonwealth v. Thomas
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-06-30· cited 123×
• Gregory Gilchrist v. John R. O'keefe, Superintendent
  Second Circuit· 2001-08-02· cited 107×
• Commonwealth v. Finnecy
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-02-18· cited 103×
• Commonwealth v. Kelly
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2011-12-02· cited 98×
• Commonwealth v. Basemore
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1990-11-16· cited 91×
• Commonwealth v. Lucarelli
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2009-05-27· cited 85×
• Commonwealth v. Flowers
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-05-23· cited 69×
• Commonwealth v. Smith, W., Aplt.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-12-21· cited 56×
• Commonwealth v. Monahan
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-10-01· cited 34×
• State v. Lehman
  Court of Appeals of Minnesota· 2008-05-13· cited 25×
• Commonwealth v. Vega
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-10-01· cited 22×
• Commonwealth v. Dyarman
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2011-11-16· cited 15×
• Commonwealth v. Howard
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-01-20· cited 10×
• Commonwealth v. Henderson
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-03-14· cited 9×