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Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 10/31/2003

Commonwealth v. Watson

Citations

  • 835 A.2d 786
  • 2003 Pa. Super. 410
  • 2003 Pa. Super. LEXIS 3748

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that guilty plea issue was waived where appellant did not raise it in the trial court before raising it in his Rule 1925(b) statement
  • holding that Watson waived his appellate argument that the factual summary for his plea was insufficient because he never challenged his plea before raising the issue in his Rule 1925(b) statement
  • holding that Watson waived his appellate argument that the factual summary for his plea was insufficient because he never challenged his plea before raising the issue in his Rule 1925(b) statement
  • holding that an appellant cannot rectify the failure to preserve an issue for appeal by proffering it in response to the trial court’s direction to file statement of matters complained of under Rule 1925
  • holding that a challenge to the discretionary aspects of sentencing must be raised at sentencing or in a post-sentence motion; and absent such efforts, an objection to a discretionary aspect of a sentence is waived
  • holding that a challenge to the discretionary aspects of sentencing must be raised at sentencing or in a post-sentence motion; and absent such efforts, an objection to a discretionary aspect of a sentence is waived

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Judges: Sole, Graci, Beck

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