Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9753 (2026)
Determination of guilt without further penalty.
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§ 9753. Determination of guilt without further penalty.
The court may impose a sentence determining guilt without further penalty.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1987–2021 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Tuladziecki, 522 A.2d 17 (Pa. 1987).
Commonwealth v. Tuladziecki, 522 A.2d 17 (Pa. 1987). “As to four of the charges the trial court adjudged Tuladziecki guilty without further penalty, 42 Pa.C.S. § 9753. On the charge of selling Percodan tablets, the court imposed a sentence of $1,000 fine and five years probation.”
Morrison v. Dep't of Corr., 162 A.3d 613 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2017). “ssion that the Sentencing Order does not exist supports his claim that he is being unlawfully held; (4) the denial was confusing and misleading, since it should have been presented to DOC as *615 proof of his conviction and sentencing; and, (5) “[t]here is an encroachment into…”
Owens v. Pennsylvania Bd. of Prob. & Parole, 753 A.2d 919 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2000). “Section 9723 states: "If in the light of all the circumstances, probation would be appropriate under section 9722 (relating to order of probation), but it appears that probation is unnecessary, the court may impose a sentence of guilty without further penalty.”
Com. v. Kephart, T. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2017). “Finally, the trial court disagreed with Appellant’s assertion that this case was related to his federal case, which involved a different trucking company in a different state.”
Com. v. Kephart, T. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2021). “RS “suggests use of the least restrictive, non-confinement sentencing alternatives described in 42 Pa.C.S. § 9753 (determination of guilt without further penalty), § 9754 (order of probation) and § 9758 (fine).”
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