Pennsylvania Statutes
§ 9765 — Merger of sentences
Pennsylvania·Title 42 JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE·Part PART VIII·Ch. 97 SENTENCING·Subch. IMPOSITION OF SENTENCE
No crimes shall merge for sentencing purposes unless the crimes arise from a single criminal act and all of the statutory elements of one offense are included in the statutory elements of the other offense. Where crimes merge for sentencing purposes, the court may sentence the defendant only on the higher graded offense.
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Legislative History
(Dec. 9, 2002, P.L.1705, No.215, eff. 60 days) 2002 Amendment.Act 215 added section 9765.
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§ 9701
Short title of chapter§ 9702
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Scope of chapter§ 9718.1
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