Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 8/1/2005
Commonwealth v. Whitman
Citations
- 880 A.2d 1250
- 2005 Pa. Super. 277
- 2005 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2525
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- concluding that an aggregate sentence of thirty-nine to seventy-eight years of imprisonment for numerous burglaries but no violent crimes was “unwarranted and unfair,” “the sentence is virtually a life sentence and is grossly disparate to sentences imposed on similar offenders”
- stating that a claim that one’s sentence is excessive is a challenge to the discretionary aspects of the sentence
- stating that a claim that one’s sentence is excessive is a challenge to the discretionary aspects of the sentence
- “While sentencing courts do possess broad discretion, that discretion is not unfettered and remains subject to appellate review.”
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Judges: Klein, Bowes, Kelly
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4 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. FowlerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-02-15· cited 220×
- Commonwealth v. MartsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-12-14· cited 208×
- Commonwealth v. FergusonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-02-01· cited 198×
- Commonwealth v. YoungSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-03-06· cited 3×
Cites
17 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. GrantSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-12-31· cited 1,205×
- Commonwealth v. TuladzieckiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-03-10· cited 739×
- Commonwealth v. MouzonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2002-12-19· cited 702×
- Commonwealth v. RobertsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-04-26· cited 116×
- Commonwealth v. DavidoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-02-25· cited 114×
- Commonwealth v. LittleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-07-07· cited 82×
- Commonwealth v. WallsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-03-23· cited 69×
- Commonwealth v. RoneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-01-20· cited 50×
- Commonwealth v. SimpsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-05-27· cited 44×
- Commonwealth v. DodgeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-08-30· cited 43×
- Commonwealth v. WhitmoreSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-09-20· cited 28×
- Graziani v. RandolphSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-03-16· cited 25×
- Commonwealth v. SmartSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-10-04· cited 21×
- Commonwealth v. CaraballoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-04-26· cited 19×
- Commonwealth v. BauerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-03-19· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. FitzgeraldSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2005-06-21· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. BauerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1993-01-27· cited 7×
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