COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA v. MELVIN GARCIA-RIVERA

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA v. MELVIN GARCIA-RIVERA No. 1466 MDA 2008 2009 PA Super 213 Atlantic: n/a Filed: 11/5/2009
	Appeal from the Judgment of Sentence, July 22, 2008, in the Court of Common Pleas of Cumberland County Criminal Division at No. CP-21-CR-0001837-2007
Before: FORD ELLIOTT, P.J., MUSMANNO AND COLVILLE,* JJ.
Opinion by: FORD ELLIOT, P.J.
The Commonwealth appeals from Melvin Garcia-Rivera’s (“Garcia Rivera” or “appellee”) judgment of sentence of July 22, 2008. The Commonwealth contends that the trial court failed to put reasons on the record supporting its imposition of a mitigated range sentence. After careful review, we are compelled to agree and, therefore, vacate the judgment of sentence and remand for resentencing.

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Superior Court - COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA v. MICHAEL J. SHELLER

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA v. MICHAEL J. SHELLER No. 379 EDA 2008 2008 PA Super 265 Atlantic: 961 A.2d 187 Filed: 11/10/2008
	Appeal from Judgment of Sentence entered November 30, 2007, in the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County, No. CP-15-CR-0001320-2006
Before: BENDER, DONOHUE, and FREEDBERG, JJ.
Opinion by: FREEDBERG, J.
This matter is before the Court on Michael J. Sheller’s appeal from judgment of sentence of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County. On September 18, 2007, following a jury trial, Appellant was convicted of voluntary manslaughter, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2503(a)(1), for the shooting death of his wife, Christine Love-Sheller. On November 30, 2007, he was sentenced to eight to twenty years imprisonment. Appellant challenges the discretionary aspects of his sentence. After review, we affirm.

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