¶2AND NOW, this 30th day of December, 1981, any sentence of imprisonment being manifestly excessive in this case, the Order of the Superior Court affirming the judgment of sentence is reversed, the sentence is vacated and the case is remanded to the Court of Common Pleas for imposition of a reasonable sentence in accordance with the standards set forth in 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9721 et seq. and Commonwealth v. Riggins, 474 Pa. 115, 377 A.2d 140 (1977).
497 Pa. 76
Commonwealth v. Sullivan
Decided December 30, 1981
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · decided 1981-12-30
Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently August 1987
3 state decisions
Relies on Commonwealth v. Riggins
Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know
Decided 1981-12-30
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