Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Floyd COLEMAN, Respondent
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 2005-05-24
Citations: 874 A.2d 1150
Docket Number: 
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Floyd COLEMAN, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Atlantic Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 874
Pages: 1150–1150

Head Matter:
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Petitioner v. Floyd COLEMAN, Respondent.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
May 24, 2005.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
And now, this 24th day of May, 2005, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED IN PART, and the portion of the order of the Superior Court reimposing respondent's original sentence is hereby VACATED pursuant to Commonwealth v. Ward, 524 Pa. 48, 568 A.2d 1242, 1244 (1990) (vacating and remanding for resentencing where Superior Court attempted to superimpose its judgment on trial court by directing sentence to be imposed; appellate court has no power to impose sentence, which is power to be exercised exclusively by trial court). The matter is REMANDED to the trial court for resentencing.