Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 8/21/1989

Commonwealth v. Williams

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562 A.2d 1385
386 Pa. Super. 322
1989 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2555

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holding Rule 2119(f) statement must contain factual averments which suggest that sentencing code was compromised; merely stating that sentencing court abused its discretion in imposing excessive sentence is inadequate
claim of failure to consider mitigating factors where court has presentence report containing those factors does not raise a substantial question
an allegation that the sentencing court did not adequately consider various factors is, in effect, a request that this court substitute its judgment for that of the lower court in fashioning a defendant’s sentence
an allegation that the trial court did not adequately consider certain mitigating factors is, in effect, a request that this court substitute its judgment for that of the trial court in fashioning appellant's sentence
an allegation that the trial court did not adequately consider certain mitigating factors is, in effect, a request that this court substitute its judgment for that of the trial court in fashioning appellant's sentence
en - 45 - J-A25008-18 banc

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