Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 1978

Commonwealth v. Brown

Commonwealth v. Brown
Superior Court of Pennsylvania · Decided July 12, 1978 · Price, Voort, Would
258 Pa. Super. 588; 391 A.2d 676; 1978 Pa. Super. LEXIS 4026

Commonwealth v. Brown

Opinion of the Court

OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Appellant’s claims of trial error are without merit. However, the judgment of sentence is vacated and the case is remanded for resentencing. The sentencing judge is instructed to file a statement of reasons for the sentence imposed. Commonwealth v. Riggins, 474 Pa. 115, 377 A.2d 140 (1977); Commonwealth v. Martin, 466 Pa. 118, 351 A.2d 650 (1976); Commonwealth v. Wertz, 252 Pa.Super. 584, 384 A.2d 933 (1978).

PRICE and VAN der VOORT, JJ., dissented and would affirm.

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