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COM. v. SESSOMS

516 Pa. 365 (1987)

532 A.2d 775

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Gershom SESSOMS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 7, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger B. Reynolds, Norristown, Leonard Sosnov, Philadelphia, for amicus curiae — Defender Assoc. of Phila. & Public Defender Assoc. of Pa.

Mary M. Killinger, Chief, Appeals Div., Norristown, Gaele McLaughlin Barthold, Deputy Dist. Atty., Ronald Eisenberg, Philadelphia, for amicus curiae — Pa. Dist. Atty.'s Assoc.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ.

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

This appeal presents a challenge to the validity of a sentence imposed according to the Sentencing Guidelines, 204 Pa.Code Ch. 303. The appellant Gershom Sessoms was found guilty of aggravated assault and possession of an instrument of crime. He was sentenced to 2½ to 8 years imprisonment on the assault charge and a consecutive term of 5 years probation on the weapons charge. Sessoms unsuccessfully argued to the courts below...

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