Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9751 (2026)

Sentencing judge.

✓ current as of May 2026

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SUBCHAPTER E

IMPOSITION OF SENTENCE

Sec.

9751. Sentencing judge.

9752. Sentencing proceeding generally.

9753. Determination of guilt without further penalty.

9754. Order of probation.

9755. Sentence of partial confinement.

9755.1. Temporary release from county correctional institution.

9756. Sentence of total confinement.

9757. Consecutive sentences of total confinement for multiple offenses.

9758. Fine.

9759. Record.

9760. Credit for time served.

9761. Computation and order of service of sentences.

9762. Sentencing proceeding; place of confinement.

9763. Conditions of probation.

9764. Information required upon commitment and subsequent disposition.

9765. Merger of sentences.

§ 9751. Sentencing judge.

The judge who presided at the trial or who received the plea of the defendant shall impose the sentence unless there are compelling reasons that preclude his presence.

Suspension by Court Rule. Section 9751 was suspended by Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure No. 1101(6), adopted March 1, 2000, as being inconsistent with the rules of Chapter 7 relating to post-trial procedures in court cases.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1986–2006 · leading case: Detar v. Beard, 898 A.2d 26 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2006).

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Detar v. Beard, 898 A.2d 26 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2006). “See 42 Pa.C.S. § 9751 (the judge who presided over the proceedings shall impose the sentence); see also Commonwealth v.”

Commonwealth v. Bullicki, 513 A.2d 990 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1986). “See 42 Pa.C.S. § 9751. In considering the findings upon which the sentence was based, 42 Pa.”

Commonwealth v. Anthony, 46 Pa. D. & C.3d 298 (1987). “That it is the judge who imposes the sentence is set forth with clarity in 'subchapter E of the Sentencing Code, 42 Pa.C.S. §9751 et seq., as well as the Criminal Rules, Pa.”

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