Com. v. Miller, V. ( 2015 )

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NON-PRECEDENTIAL DECISION - SEE SUPERIOR COURT I.O.P. 65.37
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
PENNSYLVANIA
Appellee
v.
VERNON KEITH MILLER
Appellant No. 1654 MDA 2014
Appeal from the Judgment of Sentence December 19, 2012
In the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County
Criminal Division at No(s): CP-36-CR-0002296-2011 ,
CP-36-CR-0002297-2011 , CP-36-CR-0002298-2011,
CP-36-CR-0002302-2011, CP-36-CR-0002303-2011,
CP-36-CR-0002304-2011, CP-36-CR-0002359-2011,
CP-36-CR-0002364-2011
BEFORE: BOWES, J., ALLEN, J., and LAZARUS, J.
MEMORANDUM BY LAZARUS, J.: FILED JULY 28, 2015
Vernon Keith Miller appeals nunc pro tunc from the judgment of
sentence, entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County,
following his jury trial and conviction, on eight separate docket numbers, for
three counts of criminal attempt to commit burglary 1, ten counts of
burglary2, and one count of receiving stolen property.3 After our review, we
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18 Pa.C.S. § 901(a).
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18 Pa.C.S. § 3502(a).
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18 Pa.C.S. § 3925(a).
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affirm the judgment of sentence and rely, in part, on the opinion authored
by the Honorable Howard F. Knisely.
The trial court’s opinion sets forth the facts and procedural history of
this case as follows:
On September 17, 2012, [Miller] went to trial on docket numbers
2296-2011, 2297-2011, 2298-2011, 2302-2011, 2303-2011,
2304-2011, 2359-2011, and 2364-2011. The trial was held
September 17, 2012 through September 21, 2012, at which time
the jury convicted [Miller] of [three counts of Criminal Attempt
to Commit Burglary, ten counts of Burglary, and one count of
Receiving Stolen Property]. Upon [Miller’s] convictions, a pre-
sentence investigation was ordered and [Miller] proceeded to
sentencing on December 19, 2012. After reviewing the pre-
sentence investigation report, victim impact statements, a letter
from [Miller], and hearing the comments of both attorneys, the
Court sentenced [Miller] as follows: [On] the first count of
Attempted Burglary, [he was sentenced] to 2½ to 5 years in a
State Correctional Institution. On the second and third counts of
Attempt Burglary, the Court sentenced [Miller] to 2 to 4 years in
a State correctional Institution. On Count 4 Burglary, the Court
sentenced [Miller] to 4 to 10 years in a State Correctional
Institution. On Count 5 of the Burglary, the Court sentenced
[Miller] to 2 to 4 years in a State Correctional Institution. These
sentences were to run consecutively, for a total of 12 ½ to 27
years’ incarceration.
Additionally, the Court set each jail sentence consecutive
to the jail sentence imposed on the Information prior thereto for
an aggregate sentence of incarceration in a State Correctional
Institution of not less than 29 ½ years to 61 years’ incarceration.
[Miller] was sentenced within the standard range of the guideline
sentence. On December 28, 2012, [Miller] filed a Motion to
Modify Sentence, requesting that the sentence be modified so as
to permit [Miller] to serve the sentences at each count WITHIN a
docket number concurrently, as opposed to consecutively to
each other, which would decrease his minimum sentence to 17
years. On January 3, 2013, the Commonwealth filed an Answer
to [Miller’s] Motion to Modify Sentence. By Order of January 7,
2012, the Court denied [Miller’s] Motion to Modify Sentence.
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Trial Court Opinion, 11/12/14, at 2-3.
Miller filed a petition under the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42
Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546, alleging ineffective assistance of trial counsel; PCRA
counsel was appointed to represent Miller who filed an amended petition on
his behalf. In his petition, Miller alleged, among other things, that trial
counsel failed to file a direct appeal at his request. After a hearing, the
PCRA Court entered an order reinstating Miller’s appellate rights and
granting him leave to file an appeal nunc pro tunc.
The instant nunc pro tunc appeal followed. Miller raises the following
questions for our review:
1. Whether the imposition of a sentence of not less than 29½
nor more than 61 years was so manifestly excessive as to
constitute an abuse of discretion?
2. Whether the imposition of various consecutive sentences
resulting in an aggregate period of incarceration of not less than
29½ nor more than 61 years constitutes cruel and unusual
punishment under the 8th Amendment to the United States
Constitution?
Miller first argues that his sentence is manifestly excessive given the
nature and circumstances of the offenses and his history and character.
Miller specifically asserts that the imposition of consecutive sentences for
these various property offenses, where there was no physical injury to any
of the victims, was unduly harsh and unreasonable. Miller also contends
that his sentence violated section 9721(b) of the Sentencing Code, which
states that any sentence imposed should be “consistent with the protection
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of the public, the gravity of the offense, and the rehabilitative needs of the
Defendant.” See Appellant’s Brief, at 13.
Sentencing is a matter vested in the sound discretion of the sentencing
judge, and a sentence will not be disturbed on appeal absent a manifest
abuse of discretion. Commonwealth v. Johnson, 666 A.2d 691, 693 (Pa.
Super. 1995) (quoting Commonwealth v. Dotter, 589 A.2d 726 (Pa.
Super. 1991)).
A four-pronged analysis is required before the Pennsylvania
Superior Court will review the merits of a challenge to the
discretionary aspects of a sentence. Those prongs are: (1)
whether the appellant has filed a timely notice of appeal,
Pa.R.A.P. 902 and 903; (2) whether the issue was properly
preserved at sentencing or in a motion to consider and modify
sentence, Pa.R.Crim.P. 720; (3) whether appellant’s brief has a
fatal defect, Pa.R.A.P. 2119(f); and (4) whether there is a
substantial question that the sentence appealed from is not
appropriate under the Sentencing Code, 42 Pa.C.S. § 9781(b).
Commonwealth v. Hyland, 875 A.2d 1175, 1183 (Pa. Super. 2005). An
appellant raises a substantial question when he shows that the sentencing
court’s actions were inconsistent with the Sentencing Code or contrary to the
fundamental norms underlying the sentencing process. Pa.R.A.P. 2119(f);
Commonwealth v. Ferguson, 893 A.2d 735 (Pa. Super. 2006).
It is well established that a sentencing court’s failure to consider
mitigating factors raises a substantial question. See Commonwealth v.
Felmlee, 828 A.2d 1105, 1107 (Pa. Super. 2003). However, a sentencing
court generally has discretion to impose multiple sentences concurrently or
consecutively, and a challenge to the exercise of that discretion does not
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ordinarily raise a substantial question. Commonwealth v. Pass, 314 A.2d
442, 446-47 (Pa. Super. 2006).
We are mindful, however, that “the key to resolving the preliminary
substantial question inquiry is whether the decision to sentence
consecutively raises the aggregate sentence to, what appears upon its face
to be, an excessive level in light of the criminal conduct at issue in the case.”
Commonwealth v. Mastromarino, 2 A.3d 581, 587 (Pa. Super. 2010). An
appellant making an excessiveness claim raises a substantial question when
he “sufficiently articulates the manner in which the sentence violates either a
specific provision of the sentencing scheme set forth in the Sentencing Code
or a particular fundamental norm underlying the sentencing process.”
Commonwealth v. Mouzon, 812 A.2d 617, 627 (Pa. 2002).
Applying Mouzon, this Court has held that an excessive sentence
claim, in conjunction with an assertion that the court failed to consider
mitigating factors, raises a substantial question. Commonwealth v. Perry,
883 A.2d 599, 602 (Pa. Super. 2005). An appellant may raise a substantial
question where he receives consecutive sentences within guideline ranges, if
the case involves circumstances where the application of the guidelines
would be clearly unreasonable, resulting in an excessive sentence; however,
a bald claim of excessiveness due to the consecutive nature of a sentence
will not raise a substantial question for review. Commonwealth v. Dodge,
77 A.3d 1263, 1270 (Pa. Super. 2013), citing Commonwealth v. Moury,
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992 A.2d 162, 171-72 (Pa. Super. 2010). This court in Dodge stated that in
determining whether a substantial question exists, this Court must look to
whether the appellant has forwarded a plausible argument that the
sentence, when it is within the guideline ranges, is clearly unreasonable.
Dodge, 77 A.3d at 1270. Because we interpret Miller’s argument as raising
a substantial question under both Dodge and Mouzon, we grant Miller’s
petition for allowance of appeal and consider the merits of his claim.
We have reviewed the transcripts, parties’ briefs, and relevant law and
we find that Judge Knisely’s decision thoroughly and correctly disposes of
Miller’s first issue on appeal. See Trial Court Opinion, 11/12/14, at 3-6.
Specifically, the record supports the conclusion that the court meaningfully
considered the sentencing factors found in section 9721(b)4 and acted within
its discretion in imposing an aggregate sentence of 29½ to 61 years’
imprisonment. Because Miller was only thirty-one years old at the time of
the commission of the offenses, he would spend at most the majority, not
entirety, of his adult life in prison and would be eligible for parole in his early
60’s. Trial Court Opinion, 11/12/14 at 6. Moreover, Judge Knisely detailed
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42 Pa.C.S. §9721(b) provides that:
[T]he court shall follow the general principle that the sentence
imposed should call for confinement that is consistent with the
protection of the public, the gravity of the offense as it relates to
the impact on the life of the victim and on the community, and
the rehabilitative needs of the defendant.
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the reasons for his sentence at the sentencing hearing, which included:
Miller’s complete lack of remorse; Miller’s extensive criminal record dating
back to his youth; Miller’s age at the time he committed the instant
offenses; victim impact statements; Miller’s character statement and letter
to the court; and, most significantly, the number of victims and jurisdictions
encompassing Miller’s crime spree. See N.T. Sentencing Hearing, 12/19/12,
at 12-16. See Dodge, supra (where defendant claimed his sentence of 40
years and seven months to 81 years and two months’ incarceration, for non-
violent property crimes, was “virtual life sentence,” court’s sentence,
consisting of multiple consecutive low-end standard range sentences was not
unreasonable; court had benefit of PSI, considered defendant’s crime spree
resulting in numerous victims, determined sentence would not result in
lifetime incarceration, and court took into account defendant’s lack of
remorse and lengthy criminal background).
We next turn to Miller’s second contention that the sentence imposed
by the court is unconstitutional under the Eighth Amendment to the United
States Constitution. Miller specifically alleges that his sentence constitutes
“cruel and unusual punishment” because “the greatest minimum sentence
which could have been imposed for the most serious offense was ten years
[and] it is obvious that the [l]ower [c]ourt’s sentence was so excessive that
it must be found unconstitutional.” Appellant’s Brief, at 25.
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The test for determining whether a sentence constitutes cruel and
unusual punishment is set forth as follows:
In Commonwealth v. Spells, 612 A.2d 458, 462 (Pa. Super.
1992) (en banc), the Superior Court applied the three-prong test
for Eighth Amendment proportionality review set forth by the
United States Supreme Court in Solem v. Helm, 463 U.S. 277,
292 (1983). The Spells court observed that the three-prong
Solem proportionality test examines: “(I) the gravity of the
offense and the harshness of the penalty; (ii) the sentences
imposed on other criminals in the same jurisdiction; and (iii) the
sentences imposed for commission of the same crime in other
jurisdictions.” Spells, 612 A.2d at 462 (quoting Solem, 463
U.S. at 292, 103 S.Ct. 3001). The Spells court correctly
observed that a reviewing court is not obligated to reach the
second and third prongs of the test unless “a threshold
comparison of the crime committed and the sentence imposed
leads to an inference of gross disproportionality.” Spells, supra
at 463 (quoting the controlling opinion of Justice Kennedy in
Harmelin, supra at 1005, 111 S.Ct 2680).
Commonwealth v. Baker, 78 A.3d 1044, 1047-48 (Pa. 2013) (emphasis
added), quoting Harmelin v. Michigan, 501 U.S. 957, 1005 (1991).
In this instance, the first prong of Solem is not met. Miller argues
the “sentence effectively amounts to a sentence of life imprisonment for an
individual convicted of various property crimes.” Appellant’s Brief, at 15-16.
Miller asserts that because his crimes are mere property crimes, the lengthy
sentence of confinement he received is disproportionate to the underlying
criminal conduct. Id. However, this is not a case where all of the charges
arose from a single criminal episode. Here, Miller has was convicted of ten
separate and distinct first-degree felony burglaries, committed upon ten
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separate private residences, and three other criminal attempts to commit
burglary. The maximum sentence for a first-degree felony is twenty years,5
yet Miller only received an aggregate sentence of 29½ to 61 years’
imprisonment for all thirteen convictions.
Miller’s claim that his sentence “effectively amounts to a life sentence
of imprisonment” id. at 15, 24, is disingenuous. Miller was only thirty-one
years old at the time of sentencing, and the sentencing judge noted in his
opinion that the sentences do not amount to life because Miller would be
eligible for parole in his early 60’s. See Trial Court Opinion, 11/12/14, at 6.
Furthermore, the trial court noted each of the sentences imposed on the 14
counts were within the standard range of the Sentencing Guidelines. Id.
Additionally, Miller has failed to provide any factual basis in his brief
demonstrating gross disproportionality in his sentence. He concedes within
his own brief that this Court will “not likely find that a sentence is either an
abuse of discretion or so grossly disproportionate as to be unconstitutional.”
See Appellant’s Brief at 24. While he argues that the sheer excessiveness of
his sentence is enough to constitute “cruel and unusual punishment”, he
acknowledges that the sentencing court has the discretion to impose
consecutive sentences, but believes it is the “peculiar circumstances of his
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case that should persuade the Court to find the sentence unconstitutional.”
Id.
Because Miller fails to raise an inference that there was a gross
disproportionality between the gravity of the offenses committed and the
harshness of his sentence, he has not met the first prong of the Solem test.
Accordingly, we need not reach the second and third prongs of the test.
Spells, supra.Judgment of sentence affirmed.
Judgment Entered.
Joseph D. Seletyn, Esq.
Prothonotary
Date: 7/28/2015
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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF LANCASTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
CRlMINAL DIVISION
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
vs. Nos. 2296, 2297, 2298, 2302,
2303, 2304, 2359 & 2364 of 2011
VERNON KEITH MILLER
OPINION
BY: KNISELY,J. November 12, 2014
Defendant Vernon Keith Miller has appealed to the Superior Court of Pennsylvania from
the judgment of sentence imposed on December 19, 2012 and finalized by Order of January 27,
2013, denying Defendant's post-sentence motion. On appeal, Defendant alleges that the
sentence imposed was manifestly excessive as to constitute an abuse of discretion. 'Ibis Opinion
is written pursuant to Rule 1925(a) of the Pennsylvania Rules of Appellate Procedure.
BACKGROUND
On September 17, 2012, Defendant went to trial on docket numbers 2296-2011, 2297-
2011, 2298-2011, 2302-2011, 2303-2011, 2304-2011, 2359-2011, and 2364-2011. The trial was·
held September 17, 2012 through September 21, 2012, at which time the jury convicted the
defendant of the following counts at the following dockets:
On docket 2296-2011, Defendant was convicted of three counts of Criminal Attempt to
Commit Burglary! and two counts ofBurglary.2 ·
On docket 2297-2011, Defendant was convicted of two counts of Burglary. 3
On docket 2298-2011, Defendant was convicted of one count ofBurglary.4
On docket 2302~201 l, Defendant was convicted of one count of Burglary.5 ,-
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On docket 2303-2011, Defendant was convicted of one count of Receiving Stolen
Property.6
On docket 2304-2011, Defendant was convicted of two counts ofBurglary.7
On docket 2359-2011, Defendant was convicted of one count ofBurglary.8
On docket 2364-2011, Defendant was convicted of one count ofBurglary.9
Upon Defendant's convictions, a pre-sentence investigation was ordered and Defendant
proceeded to sentencing on December 19, 2012. After reviewing the pre-sentence investigation
report, victim impact statements, a letter from Defendant, and hearing the comments of both
attorneys, the Court sentenced Defendant as follows:
Docket 2296-2011: On the first count of Attempted Burglary, the Court sentenced
Defendant to 2y; to 5 years in a State Correctional Institution. On the second and third counts of
Attempted Burglary, the Court sentenced Defendant to 2 to 4 years in a State Correctional
Institution. On Count 4 Burglary, the Court sentenced Defendant to 4 to 10 years in a State
Correctional Institution. On Count 5 Burglary, the Court sentenced Defendant to 2 to 4 years in
a State Correctional Institution. These sentences were to run consecutively, for a total of l 2Yz to
27 years' incarceration.
Docket 2297-201 I: On each of the two counts of Burglary, the Court sentenced
Defendant to 2 to 4 years in a State Correctional Institution. These sentences were to run
consecutively, for a total of 4 to 8 years' incarceration.
Docket 2298-2011: On the single count of Burglary, the Court sentenced Defendant to 2
to 4 years in a State Correctional Institution.
Docket 2302-2011: On the single count of Burglary, the Court sentenced Defendant to 2
to 4 years in a State Correctional Institution.
Docket 2303-2011: On the single count of Receiving Stolen Property, the Court
sentenced Defendant to 1 to 2 years in a State Correctional Institution.
Docket 2304-201 l: On each of the two counts of Burglary, the Court sentenced
Defendant to 2 to 4 years in a State Correctional Institution. These sentences were to run
consecutively, for a total of 4 to 8 years' incarceration.
Docket2359-2011: On the single count of Burglary, the Court sentenced Defendant to 2
to 4 years in a State Correctional Institution.
Docket 2364-2011: On the single countof Burglary, the Court sentenced Defendant to 2
to 4 years in a State Correctional Institution.
'18 P.S. 3925(a).
718 Pa. C.S. 3502(a).
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Additionally, the Court set each jail sentence consecutive to the jail sentence imposed on
the Information prior thereto for an aggregate sentence of incarceration in a State Correctional
Institution of not less than 29!h to 61 years' incarceration. Defendant was sentenced within the
standard range of the guideline sentence.
On December 28, 2012, Defendant filed a Motion to Modify Sentence, requesting that the
sentence be modified so as to permit Defendant to serve th.e sentences at each count WITIIlN a
docket number concurrently, as opposed to consecutively to each other, which would decrease
his minimum sentence to l7 years. On January 3, 20i3, the Commonwealth filed an Answer to
Defendant's Motion to Modify Sentence. By Order of January 7, 2013, the Court denied
Defendant's Motion to Modify Sentence. On November 8, 2013, Defendant filed a petition
under the PCRA alleging ineffective assistance of counsel; on November 13, 2013, the Court
appointed counsel to represent Defendant. On June 20,.2014, PCRA counsel filed an amended
petition for post-conviction collateral relief, alleging, among other things, that trial counsel failed
to file an appeal at Defendant's request. By Answer filed July 18, 2014, the Commonwealth
agreed that a hearing should be held; the hearing W8;8 scheduled for September 19, 2014. On
September 19, 2014, foregoing a hearing, the Court entered an Order reinstating Defendant's
appellate rights and granting leave to file an appeal mmc pro time. The instant appeal followed.
DISCUSSION
Defendant alleges the aggregate sentence of not less than 29Yl nor more than 61 years of
imprisonment is manifestly excessive and constitutes too severe a punishment.
Sentencing is within the sound discretion of the sentencing court and will not be
disturbed absent an abuse of discretion. Commonwealth v. Boyer, 856 A.2d 149, 153 (Pa.Super.
2004). "An abuse of discretion is more than just an error in judgment and. on appeal, the trial
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sentencing factors. Additionally, the Court considered the pre-sentence report in detail and
stated its reasons for imposing sentence at length on the record. (See id. at 12-14). The Court
noted that Defendant's age of 31 years indicated a maturity to understand the significance of his
actions. (Id. at 12). The Court found that Defendant was intelligent enough to understand the
significance of his actions having completed eleven years of education, plus training in
carpentry, landscaping, and masonry while in Delaware prisons. (/d) The Court noted
Defendant's work history, most recently in demolition, which indicates that he can follow
directions. (Id)
The Court also read and considered each of the many victim impact statements and letters
that were provided to the court. (Id. at 13). The Court noted Defendant's extensive criminal
history, which started with theft in 1997 and included significant prison time relative to his
burglary charge out of the State of Delaware. (Id. at 12, 13). The Court considered the effect
Defendant's actions had on the community; people felt violated, frightened, irisecure, threatened,
and vulnerable. (Id at 6-10, 13-14). Additionally, Defendant was unconcerned about causing
damage to the homes he burglarized, nor was he concerned about the presence of occupants. (Id.
at 6, 9, 11 ). In light of all the factors reviewed on the record, the Court found that incarceration
was warranted because a lesser sentence would depreciate the seriousness of Defendant's
offenses. (Id.) This Court did not grant Defendant a volume discount for multiple home
burglaries, but rather imposed jail time for each home entry.
Review of the record reveals that the Court appropriately and meaningfully considered
the sentencing factors pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 9721(b). Additionally, the Court was within its
discretion in imposing consecutive sentences as permitted by the Sentencing Code. Consecutive
sentences are certainly permissible in property crimes, as well as crimes of violence, such as
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court will not be found to have abused· its discretion unless the record discloses that the judgment
. exercised was manifestly unreasonable, or the result of partiality, prejudice, bias or ill-will."
Commonwealth v. Griffin, 804 A.2d 1, 7 (Pa. Super. 2002) (citing Commonwealth v. Smith, 543
Pa. 566, 571, 673 A.2d 893, 895 (1996)). A sentence should not be disturbed where the
sentencing court was aware of the sentencing considerations and meaningfully weighed them.
Commonwealth v. Fish, 752 A.2d 921, 923 (Pa.Super. 2000). The imposition of consecutive
sentences rather than concurrent sentences lies within the sound discretion of the sentencing
court. 42 Pa.C.S. § 9721; see also Commonwealth v. Booze, 953 A.2d 1263, 1279 (Pa.Super.
2008).
In fashioning sentence, the court is required to consider protection of the public, gravity
of the offense on the victim and community, and rehabilitative needs of the defendant 42
Pa.C.S. § 9721 (b). The imposition of consecutive sentences rather than concurrent sentences lies
within the sound discretion of the sentencing court. 42 PaC.S. § 9721~ see also Commonwealth
v. Booze, 953 A.2d 1263, 1279 (Pa.Super. 2008). The sentencing court must consider the
sentencing guidelines adopted by the Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing, id.; however,
upon considering the sentencing factors, the court may, in its discretion, impose a sentence ·
outside the guidelines. Commonwealth v. Lawson, 437 Pa. Super. 521, 650 A.2d 876, 881 ·
(1994). Also, where a sentencing judge has the benefit of a pre-sentence report, a presumption ·
exists that he was aware of and adequately considered the defendant's relevant character
information and mitigating factors. See Commonwealth v. Devers, 519 Pa 88, 546 A.2d 12, 18
(1988).
Here, the Court had the benefit of a pre-sentence report. (N.T. Sentencing, 12/19/12, at
3). Thus, the presumption exists that the Court was aware of and appropriately weighed the
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burglaries committed when persons are home. Additionally, the sentences did not amount to life
sentences since they would allow Defendant to be paroled in his early 60s. Lastly, the Court
sentenced Defendant within the standard range on each and every count. As such, Defendant's
claim is without merit.
Accordingly, the Court respectfully submits that Defendant's appeal should be dismissed
and his judgment of sentence affirmed.
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