FRIED, J.
The Commonwealth appeals from an order of a Superior Court judge granting the defendant's amended motion to vacate a judgment and ordering resentencing on the ground that solicitation of a felony, here murder, is only punishable as a misdemeanor. We transferred the case to this court on our own motion and we affirm.
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On July 7, 1993, Barsell pleaded guilty to a charge of solicitation to commit murder, and received a sentence of from six...
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