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Date: 02-03-2025
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Case Number: CP-63-CR-0001789-2022
Judge: Not Available
Court: Court of Common Pleas, Washington County, Pennsylvania
Plaintiff's Attorney: Washington County, Pennsylvania District Attorney's Office
Defendant's Attorney:
Description: Washington, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with 16 firearms and narcotics related offenses.
On August 2, 2023, Appellant entered an open guilty plea to the aforementioned charges. The trial court ordered the preparation of a pre-sentence investigation ("PSI") report and scheduled sentencing for November 2, 2023. See N.T., 8/2/2023, at 10. On November 2, 2023, the trial court imposed an aggregate sentence of 30 to 60 years of incarceration.[2]See N.T., 11/2/2023, at 8. After the trial court expressly granted several extensions of time, Appellant filed timely post-sentence motions on February 7, 2024. Following a hearing on March 18, 2024, the trial court denied relief by order entered on March 21, 2024.
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Legal issue Did the sentencing court abuse its discretion by failing to provide a meaningful explanation for the sentence and considering improper factors, such as uncharged allegations of criminal conduct?
Key Phrases Judgment of sentence. Open guilty plea. Discretionary sentencing issues. Possession with intent to deliver. Pre-sentence investigation report.
Outcome: Affirmed
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