Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2014

Commonwealth v. Smith, M.

Commonwealth v. Smith, M.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided September 24, 2014 · Per Curiam

Commonwealth v. Smith, M.

Opinion

lN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANlA EASTERN D|STR|CT CO|\/||\/|ONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVAN|A, 1 No. 306 EAL 2014 Respondent : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the : Unpub|ished Memorandum and Order v. : of the Superior Court at No. 2876 EDA : 2009 filed November 12, 2010, affirming : the Judgment of Sentence of the l\/lAURlCE Sl\/llTH, : Philadelphia County Court of Common : Pleas at Nos. CP-5'l-CR-001'l502-2007 Petitioner : and lVlC-5'l-CR-0008260-2007 filed : September 17, 2009 ORDER PER CUR|AM AND NOW, this 24th day of September 2014, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED and the judgments of sentence for robbery and conspiracy are VACATED. See Commohwea|th v. Tarver, 426 A.2d 569 (Pa. 1981) (ho|dihg that sentences for second-degree murder and robbery merge where the factual basis for the conviction for second-degree murder is the same as that of the robbery.) l Commohwea|th v. Boone, 2009 Pa. LEXlS 925 (Pa. 2009). Case REMANDED to the Court of Common Pleas for resentencing for the conspiracy offense. The Petition for Allowance of Appeal is DEN|ED in all other respects

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