COM. v. DICKERSON


533 Pa. 294 (1993)

621 A.2d 990

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Eric DICKERSON, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 17, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dennis C. McAndrews, Ronald Eisenberg, Deputy Dist. Attys., Catherine Marshall, Chief, Appeals Div., for amicus, Dist. Atty. of Philadelphia.

Vincent G. Iannello, Jr., Media, John W. Packel, Chief, Appeals Div., for amicus, Defender Ass'n of Philadelphia.

Peter Rosalsky, Philadelphia.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, ZAPPALA, PAPADAKOS, CAPPY and MONTEMURO, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

This case requires the interpretation of two provisions of the Sentencing Code — mandatory minimum sentencing for repeat offenders and computation of prior record score under the sentencing guidelines. The sentencing court held that enhanced sentencing provisions applied at appellee's second sentencing even though he had committed the second offense prior to his conviction for the first. The Superior Court reversed...

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