Opinion · Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Com. v. Bryant
917 A.2d 844
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- Jurisdiction
- Pennsylvania
- Date
- 2007-01-11
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- assuming court’s jurisdiction is proper, challenges to legality of sentence are not subject to waiver
- explaining challenges to legality of sentence are non-waiveable, assuming jurisdiction is proper
- stating: “Our law is unequivocal that the responsibility rests upon the appellant to ensure that the record certified on appeal is complete in the sense that it contains all of the materials necessary for the reviewing court to perform its duty”
- “A court may entertain a challenge to the legality of the sentence so long as the court has jurisdiction to hear the claim.”
- a claim sentences should merge is a challenge to the legality of the sentence and is never waived, meaning this court may entertain such a challenge so long as we have jurisdiction to hear the claim
Citator
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- Cited by
- 43 opinions
917 A.2d 844 (2007)
COM.
No. 389 WAL (2006).
COM.
v.
BRYANT.
No. 389 WAL (2006).
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
January 11, 2007.Disposition of petition for allowance of appeal. Denied.