Description: Clairton, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stalking.

[In December 2021, Appellant telephoned] a woman[, (the victim),] who had obtained legal and physical custody of [Appellant's] two children[,] numerous times [and] left threatening and derogatory voice[]mail messages, including threats that [Appellant] would be sending people to the [victim's] home to physically remove the children. [The victim] was concerned about the safety of the children and herself because the actions of [Appellant] were unpredictable and threatening.

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Legal issue Does the imposition of specific probation conditions in a stalking case constitute an excessive deprivation of liberty?

Key Phrases - Guilty plea to stalking - Conditions of probation - Rehabilitative needs of the defendant - Discretionary aspects of her sentence - Judgment of sentence affirmed

Outcome: Guilty.

Affirmed on appeal.

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