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v. YASIN EL AMAN SHAKIR, Appellant No. 1 9 8 WDA 201 8 Appeal from the Judgment of Sentence Entered April 26 , 2016 In the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County Criminal Division at No(s): CP - 0 4 - CR - 00 0 1882 - 20 1 1 BEFORE: BENDER, P.J.E., KUNSELMAN , J., and MURRAY , J. MEMORANDUM BY BENDER, P.J.E.: FILED FEBRUARY 22, 2019 Appellant, Yasin El Aman Shakir, appeals nunc pro tunc from the judgment of sentence of an aggregate term of 131⁄2 to 27 years’ incarceration, imposed after he was convicted of, inter alia , attempted murder and aggravated assault. We affirm. Briefly, in this appeal, Appellant contends that the trial court abused its discretion by resentencing him to the same term of incarceration that it had originally imposed for his attempted murder conviction, despite that the court had considered an incorrect Sentencing Guideline range in fashioning his initial term of incarceration for that offense. Appellant also argues that the court’s application of the deadly w eapon sentencing enhancement was illegal under Alleyne v. United States , 570 U.S. 99 (2013), and Apprendi v. New Jersey , 530 U.S. 466 (2000). In assessing these claims, we have reviewedJ - S 76008 - 18

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the certified record, the briefs of the parties, and the applicable l aw. Additionally, we have examined the thorough opinion of the Honorable John P. Dohanich , a Senior Judge on the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County. We conclude that Judge Dohanich’s well - reasoned opinion accurately disposes of the issues presented b y Appellant. Accordingly, we adopt his opinion as our own and affirm Appellant’s judgment of sentence for the reasons set forth therein. Judgment of sentence affirmed. Judgment Entered.
Joseph D. Seletyn, Esq. Prothonotary

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