Metalab Equipment Co. v. Fred Howland, Inc.

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• holding that a 17-year-and-one-month aggregate term of imprisonment, “may seem harsh at first blush,” but in light of three burglary convictions and other related charges, it did not raise a substantial question warranting review
• noting that the decision to impose consecutive or concurrent sentences lies within the discretion of the trial court
• noting that a “claim that a court did not weigh the factors as an appellant wishes does not raise a substantial question.”
• stating that a claim that the trial court did not weigh certain factors in the manner appellant wishes does not raise a substantial question
• stating that “a claim that a court did not weigh the [sentencing] factors as an appellant wishes does not raise a substantial question” (citations omitted)
• noting that the decision to impose consecutive or concurrent sentences lies within the discretion of the trial court

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