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COM. v. JACOBS

No. 31 WAP 2010

39 A.3d 977 (2012)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. Andre JACOBS, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 21, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Joseph Machen , Scott Bruce Rudolf , Suzanne M. Swan , Allegheny County Public Defender's Office, Pittsburgh, for Andre Jacobs.

Francesco Lino Nepa , Michael Wayne Streily , Pittsburgh, Allegheny County District Attorney's Office, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

BEFORE: CASTILLE, C.J., SAYLOR, EAKIN, BAER, TODD, McCAFFERY, ORIE MELVIN, JJ.

OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

Justice BAER.

Appellant Andre Jacobs was convicted and sentenced for attempted escape and conspiracy to commit escape. We accepted review to determine whether Appellant's sentences for these two inchoate crimes are illegal under 18 Pa.C.S. § 906, which bars multiple "convictions" for inchoate crimes "for conduct designed to . . . culminate in the commission of the same crime." After careful review...

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