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Commonwealth v. Berry

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Apr 18, 2023
296 A.3d 559 (Pa. 2023)

Opinion

No. 291 EAL 2022 No. 292 EAL 2022

04-18-2023

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. James BERRY, Petitioner Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. James Berry, Petitioner


ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW , this 18th day of April, 2023, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED , LIMITED TO the issue set forth below. Allocatur is DENIED as to the remaining issue. The issue, as stated by petitioner, is:

Did it not violate due process and the Sentencing Code for the trial court to consider Petitioner's bare arrest record as a factor in imposing a more severe sentence, and did not the Superior Court err in reviewing this under an abuse of discretion standard?


Summaries of

Commonwealth v. Berry

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Apr 18, 2023
296 A.3d 559 (Pa. 2023)
Case details for

Commonwealth v. Berry

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. JAMES BERRY, Petitioner…

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Apr 18, 2023

Citations

296 A.3d 559 (Pa. 2023)

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