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Com. v. Coleman

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District
May 24, 2005
874 A.2d 1150 (Pa. 2005)

Opinion

May 24, 2005.

Petition No. 448 EAL 2004 for Allowance of Appeal from the Opinion and Order of the Superior Court at 854 A.2d 978 (Pa.Super. 2004) (Bender, Beck and Kelly, JJ.) No. 3373 EDA 2002 vacating the Judgment of Sentence of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County (Brinkley, J.) at No. 0107-1401.


ORDER


And now, this 24th day of May, 2005, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED IN PART, and the portion of the order of the Superior Court reimposing respondent's original sentence is hereby VACATED pursuant to Commonwealth v. Ward, 524 Pa. 48, 568 A.2d 1242, 1244 (1990) (vacating and remanding for resentencing where Superior Court attempted to superimpose its judgment on trial court by directing sentence to be imposed; appellate court has no power to impose sentence, which is power to be exercised exclusively by trial court). The matter is REMANDED to the trial court for resentencing.


Summaries of

Com. v. Coleman

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District
May 24, 2005
874 A.2d 1150 (Pa. 2005)
Case details for

Com. v. Coleman

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Floyd COLEMAN, Respondent

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Eastern District

Date published: May 24, 2005

Citations

874 A.2d 1150 (Pa. 2005)
874 A.2d 1150