Commonwealth v. Genovese, 675 A.2d 331 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1996)

Cases | Commonwealth v. Genovese, 675 A.2d 331 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1996)

The defendant was convicted of careless driving and sentenced to pay restitution in the amount of $192.92 to the victim for damaging his car. The defendant appealed, arguing that the trial court abused its discretion by ordering him to pay restitution as part of a sentence for a violation of the...

In re Dublinski, 695 A.2d 827 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1997)

Cases | In re Dublinski, 695 A.2d 827 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1997)

The appellant was adjudicated delinquent, placed in a juvenile facility, and ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution. On appeal, the juvenile challenged the propriety of the restitution award. The Superior Court of Pennsylvania found that the juvenile court abused its discretion in entering the...

Commonwealth v. Yanoff, 690 A.2d 260 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1997)

Cases | Commonwealth v. Yanoff, 690 A.2d 260 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1997)

The defendant was convicted by a jury of third-degree murder and aggravated assault. As part of his sentence, the defendant was ordered to make restitution to the parents of the victim in the amount of $6,396.00 for funeral expenses incurred, and to the Bureau of Laboratory and Communication...

Commonwealth v. Smith, 699 A.2d 1303 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1997)

Cases | Commonwealth v. Smith, 699 A.2d 1303 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1997)

The defendant entered a plea of nolo contendere to a charge of resisting arrest and was ordered to pay $6,203.67 in restitution to the Allentown Police Department. The defendant moved for reconsideration, and the sentence’s restitution portion was vacated. Thereafter, the trial court ordered...

Commonwealth v. Kline, 695 A.2d 872 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1997)

Cases | Commonwealth v. Kline, 695 A.2d 872 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1997)

The defendant pled guilty to simple assault, and was ordered to pay $330 in restitution to the victim’s mother, and $714.50 in restitution to the victim’s insurer. The defendant appealed, arguing that the sentencing court violated the ex post facto clause of the U. S. Constitution by...

Commonwealth v. Figueroa, 691 A.2d 487 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1997)

Cases | Commonwealth v. Figueroa, 691 A.2d 487 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1997)

The three defendants were inmates at the State Correctional Institution of Somerset (SCI/Somerset), when they were involved in an altercation with a fourth inmate, who died as the result of blunt force trauma to the head. After two of the defendants pled guilty to involuntary manslaughter, and the...

Myers v. Ridge, 712 A.2d 791 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1998)

Cases | Myers v. Ridge, 712 A.2d 791 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1998)

The defendant was convicted of third-degree murder and sentenced to a term of 10 to 20 years. On three occasions after he had served his minimum sentence, the defendant applied for parole. The applications were reviewed and denied by the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (Board)....

Commonwealth v. Wright, 722 A.2d 157 (Pa. Super. 1998)

Cases | Commonwealth v. Wright, 722 A.2d 157 (Pa. Super. 1998)

The defendant was convicted of criminal mischief and agricultural vandalism after he damaged two farming combines. For purposes of grading the offenses, the jury found that the loss sustained by the victim was greater than $1,000, but less than $5,000. At the time of sentencing, however, the court...

Commonwealth v. Shotwell, 717 A.2d 1039 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1998)

Cases | Commonwealth v. Shotwell, 717 A.2d 1039 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1998)

A jury convicted the defendant of six counts of theft by deception, six counts of theft by failure to make required disposition of funds, and one count of violating the Securities Act. The defendant filed a post-trial motion to modify his sentence, arguing that any money he owed to the victim had...

Commonwealth v. Rohrer, 719 A.2d 1078 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1998)

Cases | Commonwealth v. Rohrer, 719 A.2d 1078 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1998)

The defendant entered an open plea to driving under the influence, receiving stolen property, fleeing and eluding the police, and various summary offenses. The issue of restitution was not raised by any party at the time of sentencing. Three-and-a-half months later, the Commonwealth filed a motion...