Tag: #VOP

Commonwealth v. Williams

The Pennsylvania Superior Court begrudgingly vacated the defendant’s illegal sentence. The defendant pleaded guilty to various crimes and was sentenced to two years’ state intermediate punishment (“SIP”) followed by three

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Commonwealth v. Parson

While on probation, Parson was pulled over, arrested for possessing a gun, and charged. While a suppression motion pended, the VOP court conducted a Gagnon II hearing, overruling the defense

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Commonwealth v. Koger

The defendant appealed following revocation of parole for his conviction of two crimes. He challenged the sufficiency of the evidence, arguing the Commonwealth did not establish the specific conditions of

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Commonwealth v. Mayfield

Commonwealth v. Mayfield was a probation revocation case in which the Commonwealth declined the trial court’s order to file a probation revocation motion before the disposition of the defendant’s new criminal

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Commonwealth v. Giliam

On July 11, 2016, the defendant pleaded guilty to terroristic threats and was sentenced to three years of probation. On July 17, 2016, the defendant was arrested and charged with aggravated

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Commonwealth v. Hudson

#Sentencing #VOP #CourtCosts 04/16/20- In 2010, the defendant pleaded guilty to robbery and other crimes. In the sentencing order, the trial court imposed the following conditions of probation: obtain a

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