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· 1/21/2026

In Re Star 3 Transportation, Inc., Star 3 Brokerage, LLC and Ronald Brown v. the State of Texas

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  • noting that a defendant may challenge the discretionary aspects of a sentence when the defendant enters an open guilty plea
  • “all courts of common pleas have statewide subject matter jurisdiction in cases arising under the Crimes Code”
  • “the claim that the sentence was the result of bias and prejudice, and not individualized, also constitutes a substantial question”
  • “[A] claim of excessiveness, in conjunction with a - 12 - J-S25010-25 claim that the court did not consider the relevant sentencing criteria and/or considered improper factors, poses a substantial question.”
  • “Under [Section] 9721, the court has discretion to impose sentences consecutively or concurrently[.]” (quoting Commonwealth v. Moury, 992 A.2d 162, 171 (Pa. Super. 2010)). “The unambiguous language of [18 Pa.C.S.A. §] 1321(a)[ (renumbered as the identical Section 9721(a)

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