COM. v. SMITH


543 Pa. 566 (1996)

673 A.2d 893

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Sandra SMITH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided March 29, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles P. Mirarchi, III, Sandra Smith, Isla A. Fruchter, Philadelphia, for appellant.

William J. Honig, Pa. Assoc. of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Norristown, amicus curiae for appellant.

Catherine Marshall, Anthony V. Pomerantz, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.1

Appellant, Sandra Smith, appeals from a memorandum decision of the Superior Court which vacated a judgment of sentence entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County and remanded for resentencing. Because the Superior Court erred in its application of our holding in Commonwealth v. Bethea, 474 Pa. 571, 379 A.2d...

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