424 Pa. Super. 510 - Commonwealth v. Groft’s Empirical Analysis
1993
Citation profile
18
cited by 18 later decisions
1
states following
December 2005
most recently cited
14 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on North Carolina v. Pearce · Ashe v. Swenson · Grady v. Corbin · Dowling v. United States · Commonwealth v. Tuladziecki
Most-quoted passages
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“Although the existence of a substantial question must be determined on a case by case basis, the Superior Court will generally review the discretionary aspects of sentencing where a colorable argument is made that the actions of the sentencing court were either inconsistent with a specific provision of the Sentencing Code or contrary to the fundamental norms which underlie the sentencing process.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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