(DOWNLOAD) "Commonwealth V. Vasquez" by In the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Eastern District * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Commonwealth V. Vasquez
- Author : In the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Eastern District
- Release Date : January 28, 2000
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 63 KB
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In this direct appeal, we must resolve whether a trial court had the authority to impose a mandatory fine, which it initially neglected to render in its judgment of sentence. At issue in this case is the interpretation by a trial court of the mandatory minimum sentencing provisions of 18 Pa.C.S. § 7508. The trial court concluded, and the Superior Court agreed, that where the Commonwealth properly invokes the mandatory sentencing provisions found in 18 Pa.C.S. § 7508, the trial court must apply the entire, relevant provision and can correct, at any time, a sentence it has imposed that fails to conform to the statute. After studying the terms of 18 Pa.C.S. § 7508 and reviewing the relevant case law, we find no error with the conclusions reached by the trial court and the Superior Court.