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10 Pennsylvania opinions name it 1 courts 2018–2022 4 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Pennsylvania courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Commonwealth v. Batts, Q., Aplt.red2 sentences2021Although Batts II involved a juvenile convicted of first-degree murder, this Court has found no difference that would place a juvenile convicted of second-degree murder outside the Batts II analysis.11 See Olds, 192 A.3d at 1194 ; see also 11 Batts II established guidelines and procedures for sentencing and resentencing juveniles convicted of first-degree murder. 163 A.3d at 483 - 84. 2021Although Batts II involved a juvenile convicted of first-degree murder, this Court has found no difference that would place a juvenile convicted of second-degree murder outside the Batts II analysis.11 See Olds, 192 A.3d at 1194 ; see also 11 Batts II established guidelines and procedures for sentencing and resentencing juveniles convicted of first-degree murder. 163 A.3d at 483 - 84. | 2 | 3 |
Com. v. Dejesus, J.green2 sentences2022DeJesus, supra at *6-7 (emphasis added). 2022DeJesus, supra at *6-7 (emphasis added). | 2 | 2 |
Commonwealth v. Oldsgreen2 sentences2021Although Batts II involved a juvenile convicted of first-degree murder, this Court has found no difference that would place a juvenile convicted of second-degree murder outside the Batts II analysis.11 See Olds, 192 A.3d at 1194 ; see also 11 Batts II established guidelines and procedures for sentencing and resentencing juveniles convicted of first-degree murder. 163 A.3d at 483 - 84. 2021Although Batts II involved a juvenile convicted of first-degree murder, this Court has found no difference that would place a juvenile convicted of second-degree murder outside the Batts II analysis.11 See Olds, 192 A.3d at 1194 ; see also 11 Batts II established guidelines and procedures for sentencing and resentencing juveniles convicted of first-degree murder. 163 A.3d at 483 - 84. | 1 | 5 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Pennsylvania. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Commonwealth v. Foust
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2 sentences2019In support of his contention that the minimum term of fifty years imposed herein is a de facto LWOP sentence, Appellant directs our attention to Commonwealth v. Foust, 180 A.3d 416 (Pa.Super. 2018) (upholding sentence of two consecutive thirty-year terms to life imprisonment and declining to aggregate the two terms for purposes of the Miller and Batts II analysis). 2019In support of his contention that the minimum term of fifty years imposed herein is a de facto LWOP sentence, Appellant directs our attention to Commonwealth v. Foust, 180 A.3d 416 (Pa.Super. 2018) (upholding sentence of two consecutive thirty-year terms to life imprisonment and declining to aggregate the two terms for purposes of the Miller and Batts II analysis). | 2 | 2019–2019 |
Commonwealth v. Melvin
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2 sentences2018See Olds, 192 A.3d at 1194 ; Commonwealth v. Melvin, 172 A.3d 14 , 21 n.3 (Pa. Super. 2017). 2018See Olds, 192 A.3d at 1194 ; Commonwealth v. Melvin, 172 A.3d 14 , 21 n.3 (Pa. Super. 2017). | 1 | 2018–2018 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.