291 Pa. Super. 486 - Commonwealth v. Cruz’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
9
cited by 9 later decisions
1
states following
July 1988
most recently cited
9 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth v. Riggins · Commonwealth v. Kostka · 265 Pa. Super. 305 - Commonwealth v. Wicks · Commonwealth v. Knight · 280 Pa. Super. 134 - Commonwealth v. Landi
Most-quoted passages
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“The statement by the sentencing judge in the instant case either fails to inform as to the weight accorded factors individual to the defendant as required by 42 Pa.C.S. § 9721(b) or demonstrates that the only factor given any weight by the sentencing court was the nature of the crime. As has been repeatedly held in this Commonwealth, all of the factors set forth in the Sentencing Code must be given due consideration, and a statement of the consideration given to factors individual to the circumstances of the crime and of the defendant must be made in open court, (footnotes omitted).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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