Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2018

Commonwealth v. Ford, C.

Commonwealth v. Ford, C.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided August 22, 2018 · Per Curiam
191 A.3d 1290 (Atlantic Reporter, Third Series)

Commonwealth v. Ford, C.

Opinion

PER CURIAM .

AND NOW, this 22nd day of August, 2018, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, as stated by petitioner, is:

Where a defendant bargains for and agrees to pay a specific fine as part of a negotiated plea agreement, must the sentencing court conduct a separate inquiry into the defendant's ability to pay the agreed-upon fine?

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