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COM. v. THURMOND

257 Pa.Super. 464 (1978)

390 A.2d 1330

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Brenda THURMOND, a/k/a Brenda Thurman, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 12, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey G. Velander, Public Defender, Stroudsburg, for appellant.

Charles P. Eyer, Assistant District Attorney, Stroudsburg, for appellee.

Before WATKINS, President Judge, and JACOBS, HOFFMAN, CERCONE, PRICE, VAN der VOORT and SPAETH, JJ.

SPAETH, Judge:

Appellant was found guilty on two counts of gambling, 18 Pa.C.S. § 5513,1 and was sentenced to serve three to twenty-three months imprisonment and to pay a fine of $500. On appeal she argues that the sentence was excessive.

It is settled that a sentencing judge must state his reasons, for the sentence he chooses. Commonwealth v. Kostka,

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