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- Title: Commonwealth v. Bonds
- Author : In the Superior Court of Pennsylvania
- Release Date : January 30, 2005
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 59 KB
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1 Richard Bonds appeals the judgment of sentence imposed following his convictions of two counts each of robbery, unlawful restraint, and false imprisonment, and single counts of burglary, criminal conspiracy, and possession of instruments of crime. 18 Pa.C.S. 3701, 2902, 2903, 3502, 903, 907 (respectively). Bonds contends that the aggregate sentence the trial court imposed (18 to 36 years incarceration with a probationary tail of 17 years) was plainly excessive, reflecting the continuing bias of the trial judge, whose sentence in this case we have twice vacated. Bonds argues accordingly that the trial judge erred in not recusing himself and that we should remand the case again and order the matter assigned to a new sentencing judge. Following careful consideration, we do not find that the trial court abused its discretion either in sentencing or in refusing to recuse. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment of sentence.