Pennsylvania § 9751 Sentencing judge

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 9751 — Sentencing judge

Pennsylvania § 9751

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 42JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE

PartPART VIII

Ch. 97SENTENCING

Subch.IMPOSITION OF SENTENCE

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Bluebook

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9751 (2026).

Text

The judge who presided at the trial or who received the plea of the defendant shall impose the sentence unless there are compelling reasons that preclude his presence.

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Legislative History

Suspension by Court Rule.Section 9751 was suspended by Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure No. 1101(6), adopted March 1, 2000, as being inconsistent with the rules of Chapter 7 relating to post-trial procedures in court cases.