Philadelphia criminal defense attorney Zak T. Goldstein, Esquire recently won a new sentencing hearing for a client who received 17.5 - 35 years’ incarceration followed a conviction for possession with the intent to deliver in Blair County, PA. The client was originally charged with drug delivery resulting in death, possession with the intent to deliver, criminal use of a communications facility, and recklessly endangering another person. The jury convicted him only of the PWID, CUCF, and REAP. It did not convict him of the homicide. Nonetheless, the trial judge imposed a sentence of 17.5 - 35 years’ incarceration for PWID even though the Commonwealth’s pre-trial offer had been for a jail term of less than half of that on the homicide charge. The client retained Attorney Goldstein for appeal, and the Superior Court vacated the sentence. It is rare for an appellate court to determine that a sentence should be vacated purely because it was excessive, but in this case, Attorney Goldstein was able to convince the Superior Court that the sentence was far too much. The Court found that the sentence was clearly excessive and remanded for a new sentencing hearing. Learn more here.

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