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COM. v. WALLS

926 A.2d 957 (2007)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. William Theodore WALLS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 17, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Harve Sholley, Esq., Peter Carr, Esq., Michael T. Hudock, Esq., Middleburg, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

John Henry Reed, Esq., Robert H. Steinberg, Esq., Middleburg, for William Walls.

David R. Crowley, Esq., Bellefonte, for amicus curiae Public Defenders Association of PA and PA Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., and CASTILLE, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and BAER, JJ.

OPINION

Chief Justice CAPPY.

In this appeal we are asked to consider whether the Superior Court erred in making certain legal determinations leading it to vacate the judgment of sentence imposed by the sentencing court with respect to Appellee William Theodore Walls. For the reasons that follow, we find that the Superior Court did err. In addressing the nature of these errors, we clarify the proper standard of appellate review of a sentencing court...

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