The Pendulum Swings (Is Pulled) Back to the Courts from the Legislature

The Pennsylvania courts are taking back control of criminal sentencing procedures.  Beginning in October 2014 the Pennsylvania Superior Court began chipping away at legislative mandated mandatory minimum sentences. This was in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s reinstating federal district courts’ sentencing authority in two separate be equally important ways.Back in 2007 the U.S. Supreme…

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