Commonwealth v. Miser’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “§ 780-115. Second or subsequent offense (a) Any person convicted of a second or subsequent offense under clause (30) of subsection (a) of section 13 of this act or of a similar offense under any statute of the United States or of any state may be imprisoned for a term up to twice the term otherwise authorized, fined an amount up to twice that otherwise authorized, or both.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2014 Pa. Super. 12 - Commonwealth v. Warren