Comm. v. Walls, L. (Summary Disposition)
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA WESTERN DISTRICT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, : No. 104 WAL 2007 : Respondent : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from the Order : of the Superior Court entered January 29, 2007 v. : at No. 915 WDA 2006, affirming the Judgment : of Sentence of the Court of Common Pleas of LARRY D. WALLS, : Blair County, entered October 1, 2003 at CP-07: CR-0002173-1999. Petitioner : ORDER PER CURIAM AND NOW, this 20th day of November 2007, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED and the Superior Court s decision is VACATED and the matter is REMANDED for reconsideration in light of our decision in Commonwealth v. Jones, 912 A.2d 815, 821 (Pa. 2006) (stating that, where crimes each have an element not included in the other, but the same narrow facts satisfy both of the different elements, the lesser crime merges into the greater-inclusive offense for sentencing).1 Further, the Motion for Leave to Supplement Petition for Allowance of Appeal is DENIED. 1 One should note that in December of 2002, the legislature enacted 42 Pa.C.S. § 9765, which defines when offenses merge for sentencing purposes. Because the offenses in this particular case predate the enactment of this provision, § 9765 does not apply.
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