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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 25 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. Robinson.

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1 Commonwealth v. Robinson Anchor
pasuperct · 2010
green “where the trial court fails to make a statutorily required determination regarding a defendant's eligibility for an rrri minimum sentence as required, the sentence is illegal.” 21
2 Commonwealth v. Chester, M., Aplt.
pa · 2014
green “concerns a matter of statutory interpretation and is, thus, a pure question of law, our standard of review is de novo and our scope of review is plenary.” 4

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