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61 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 4502

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§ 4502.  Purpose of chapter.

This chapter seeks to create a program that ensures appropriate punishment for persons who commit crimes, encourages inmate participation in evidence-based programs that reduce the risks of future crime and ensures the openness and accountability of the criminal justice process while ensuring fairness to crime victims.

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Cited in 21 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2010–2026 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Cullen-Doyle, S., Aplt.
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Commonwealth v. Cullen-Doyle, S., Aplt. (2017) pa · cites it 3× “Originally passed in 2008, the Act briefly appeared as Chapter 53 of the Law and Justice Code.”
Commonwealth v. Gonzalez (2010) pasuperct · cites it 6× “61 Pa.C.S. § 4502. See generally: Commonwealth v.”
Commonwealth v. Hansley (2012) pa “61 Pa.C.S. § 4502. The RRRI Act does not apply to all defendants, but only to certain “eligible offenders,” a term that does not include those with a history of violent crime, convicted of certain sex offenses, or subject to a deadly weapon enhancement.”
Homa v. Pa. Bd. of Prob. & Parole (2018) pacommwct “61 Pa.C.S. § 4502. If an offender is deemed eligible for the RRRI program, his sentence can be reduced.”
Commonwealth v. Hansley (2010) pasuperct “” 61 Pa.C.S. § 4502. To achieve comprehensive application throughout the state correctional system, the RRRIA characterizes eligibility based on a series of disqualifying factors derived from the offender’s history of conviction and sentencing, see 61 Pa.”
Com. v. Foss, C. (2016) pasuperct “” 61 Pa.C.S. § 4502. As part of achieving that aim, the RRRI Act requires the trial court to determine at the time of sentencing whether the defendant is an “eligible offender.”
Com. v. Arroyo-O'Neill, J. (2017) pasuperct “” 61 Pa.C.S. § 4502. As part of achieving that aim, the RRRI Act requires the trial court to determine at the time of sentencing whether the defendant is an “eligible offender.”
Com. v. Fulk, E. (2017) pasuperct “61 Pa.C.S. § 4502. “At the time of sentencing, the court shall make a determination whether the defendant is an eligible offender.”
Com. v. Carson, C. (2017) pasuperct “” 61 Pa.C.S. § 4502. As part of achieving that aim, the RRRI Act requires the trial court to determine at the time of sentencing whether the defendant is an “eligible offender.”
Com. v. Haynick, M., Sr. (2017) pasuperct “If the court finds the defendant to be an eligible offender, or if the prosecuting attorney waives the eligibility requirements under Section 4505(b), the court must calculate minimum and maximum sentences, and then impose the RRRI minimum sentence, which “shall be equal to…”
Com. v. Straughters, F. (2018) pasuperct “at 57 (citing 61 Pa.C.S. § 4502). This program, however, requires the defendant to -9- J-S43038-18 meet several requirements.”
Com. v. Clelland, N. (2019) pasuperct “” 61 Pa.C.S. § 4502. To achieve these goals, RRRI provides prisoners with “the opportunity .”
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