Topic #1314

7 canonical passages across 6 cases, quoted by 204 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Commonwealth v. Dunphy.

#	Case	Flag	Canonical passage	Citers
1	Commonwealth v. Dunphy Anchor pasuperct · 2011	green	“the right to appeal a discretionary aspect of sentence is not absolute.”	72
2	Forbes v. Pennsylvania Department of Corrections pa · 2008	green	“when the appellant advances a colorable argument that the sentencing judge's actions were either: (1) inconsistent with a specific provision of the sentencing code; or (2) contrary to the fundamental norms which underlie the sentencing process.”	39
3	Commonwealth v. Caldwell pasuperct · 2015	green	“a court's exercise of discretion in imposing a sentence concurrently or consecutively does not ordinarily raise a substantial question.”	29
4	Commonwealth v. Bullock pasuperct · 2005	green	“contains incantations of statutory provisions and pronouncements of conclusions of law.”	26
5	Commonwealth v. Cruz-Centeno pasuperct · 1995	green	“an allegation that a sentencing judge 'failed to consider' or 'did not adequately consider' certain factors does not raise a substantial question that the sentence was inappropriate,”	22
6	Commonwealth v. Disalvo pasuperct · 2013	green	“an allegation that a sentencing judge 'failed to consider' or 'did not adequately consider' certain factors does not raise a substantial question that the sentence was inappropriate,”	12

A red or yellow flag on a member means the underlying case has negative treatment: for those, check the case page before relying on the passage.

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Topic #1314