Pennsylvania Statutes
§ 9765 — Merger of sentences
Pennsylvania § 9765
JurisdictionPennsylvania
Title 42JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PartPART VIII
Ch. 97SENTENCING
Subch.IMPOSITION OF SENTENCE
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Bluebook
42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9765 (2026).
Text
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.
Nearby Sections
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§ 9701
Short title of chapter§ 9702
Definitions§ 9703
Scope of chapter§ 9718.1
Sexual offender treatment§ 9718.2
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Bluebook (online)
Pennsylvania § 9765, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/pa/9765.