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J-S05008-23

NON-PRECEDENTIAL DECISION - SEE SUPERIOR COURT O.P. 65.37

 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA           :   IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
                                        :        PENNSYLVANIA
                                        :
              v.                        :
                                        :
                                        :
 DAVID ANTHONY SANTIA JR.               :
                                        :
                   Appellant            :   No. 972 WDA 2022

       Appeal from the Judgment of Sentence Entered March 7, 2022
  In the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County Criminal Division at No(s):
                         CP-25-CR-0002926-2021,
           CP-25-CR-0003000-2021, CP-25-CR-0003094-2021,
           CP-25-CR-0003095-2021, CP-25-CR-0003096-2021,
                         CP-25-CR-0003195-2021

 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA           :   IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
                                        :        PENNSYLVANIA
                                        :
              v.                        :
                                        :
                                        :
 DAVID A. SANTIA, JR.                   :
                                        :
                   Appellant            :   No. 536 WDA 2023

               Appeal from the Order Entered March 7, 2022
  In the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County Criminal Division at No(s):
                         CP-25-CR-0003000-2021

 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA           :   IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
                                        :        PENNSYLVANIA
                                        :
              v.                        :
                                        :
                                        :
 DAVID SANTIA, JR.                      :
                                        :
                   Appellant            :   No. 537 WDA 2023
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               Appeal from the Order Entered March 7, 2022
  In the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County Criminal Division at No(s):
                         CP-25-CR-0003094-2021

 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA            :   IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
                                         :        PENNSYLVANIA
                                         :
              v.                         :
                                         :
                                         :
 DAVID A. SANTIA, JR.                    :
                                         :
                   Appellant             :   No. 538 WDA 2023

               Appeal from the Order Entered March 7, 2022
  In the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County Criminal Division at No(s):
                         CP-25-CR-0003095-2021

 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA            :   IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
                                         :        PENNSYLVANIA
                                         :
              v.                         :
                                         :
                                         :
 DAVID A. SANTIA, JR.                    :
                                         :
                   Appellant             :   No. 539 WDA 2023

               Appeal from the Order Entered March 7, 2022
  In the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County Criminal Division at No(s):
                         CP-25-CR-0003096-2021

 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA            :   IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
                                         :        PENNSYLVANIA
                                         :
              v.                         :
                                         :
                                         :
 DAVID A. SANTIA, JR.                    :
                                         :
                   Appellant             :   No. 540 WDA 2023

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               Appeal from the Order Entered March 7, 2022
  In the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County Criminal Division at No(s):
                         CP-25-CR-0003195-2021

BEFORE: BENDER, P.J.E., LAZARUS, J., and McLAUGHLIN, J.

MEMORANDUM BY BENDER, P.J.E.:                         FILED: JUNE 22, 2023

      Appellant, David Anthony Santia, Jr., appeals nunc pro tunc from the

judgment of sentence of an aggregate term of 31 to 62 months’ incarceration,

imposed after he pled guilty, in six separate cases, to theft by deception, 18

Pa.C.S. § 3922(a)(1), forgery, 18 Pa.C.S. § 4101(a)(1), deceptive or

fraudulent business practices, 18 Pa.C.S. § 4107(a)(2), and identity theft, 18

Pa.C.S. § 4120(a). On appeal, Appellant seeks to challenge the discretionary

aspects of his sentence. Additionally, his counsel, Tina M. Fryling, Esq., has

petitioned to withdraw her representation of Appellant pursuant to Anders v.

California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), and Commonwealth v. Santiago, 978

A.2d 349 (Pa. 2009). After careful review, we affirm Appellant’s judgment of

sentence and grant counsel’s petition to withdraw.

      At this juncture, we need not set forth the facts of Appellant’s underlying

convictions. We only note that he pled guilty to the above-stated offenses

and was sentenced to the aggregate term set forth supra on March 7, 2022.

He did not file any post-sentence motions or a direct appeal. On May 25,

2022, Appellant filed a pro se petition under the Post Conviction Relief Act

(PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546, seeking the reinstatement of his direct

appeal rights nunc pro tunc. On August 9, 2022, the court issued an order

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granting that petition and stating that Appellant could file notices of appeal,

nunc pro tunc, from his judgment of sentence. The order did not reinstate

Appellant’s right to file post-sentence motions.

       On August 22, 2022, Appellant timely filed a single notice of appeal

listing all six docket numbers of his underlying cases, in violation of

Commonwealth v. Walker, 185 A.3d 969 (Pa. 2018) (holding that the filing

of a single notice of appeal from an order involving more than one docket will

no longer be tolerated; such practice violates Pa.R.A.P. 341, which requires

the filing of separate appeals from an order that resolves issues arising on

more than one docket; and the failure to file separate appeals generally

requires the appellate court to quash).          However, in Commonwealth v.

Young, 265 A.3d 462 (Pa. 2021), our Supreme Court expressly overruled the

pronouncement in Walker that the failure to file separate notices of appeal in

connection with issues arising at more than one docket necessarily requires

this Court to quash the appeal. The Young Court held that “where a timely

appeal is erroneously filed at only one docket, [Pa.R.A.P.] 902 permits the

appellate court, in its discretion, to allow correction of the error, where

appropriate.” Id. at 477.

       Here, Appellant filed a timely notice of appeal.1 Accordingly, although

he failed to comply with Walker, we did not quash his appeal but, instead,

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1 Appellant also timely complied with the trial court’s order to file a Pa.R.A.P.
1925(b) concise statement of errors complained of on appeal. The court filed
its Rule 1925(a) opinion on October 6, 2022.

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we remanded for Appellant to file separate notices of appeal at each of the

docket numbers for his six underlying cases within fourteen days. Appellant

timely complied with our directive, and we have consolidated his six, separate

appeals herein.

      Appellant seeks to raise the following sentencing claim for our review:

“Was the sentence in this case manifestly excessive and clearly unreasonable,

particularly in [the imposition of] consecutive[ terms], and not individualized

as required by law?” Appellant’s Brief at 3.

      Attorney Fryling concludes that this issue is frivolous, and that Appellant

has no other, non-frivolous claims he could pursue herein. Accordingly,

      this Court must first pass upon counsel’s petition to withdraw
      before reviewing the merits of the underlying issues presented by
      [the appellant]. Commonwealth v. Goodwin, 928 A.2d 287,
      290 (Pa. Super. 2007) (en banc).

      Prior to withdrawing as counsel on a direct appeal under Anders,
      counsel must file a brief that meets the requirements established
      by our Supreme Court in Santiago. The brief must:

         (1) provide a summary of the procedural history and facts,
         with citations to the record;

         (2) refer to anything in the record that counsel believes
         arguably supports the appeal;

         (3) set forth counsel’s conclusion that the appeal is
         frivolous; and

         (4) state counsel’s reasons for concluding that the appeal is
         frivolous. Counsel should articulate the relevant facts of
         record, controlling case law, and/or statutes on point that
         have led to the conclusion that the appeal is frivolous.

      Santiago, 978 A.2d at 361. Counsel also must provide a copy of
      the Anders brief to his client. Attending the brief must be a letter
      that advises the client of his right to: “(1) retain new counsel to

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      pursue the appeal; (2) proceed pro se on appeal; or (3) raise any
      points that the appellant deems worthy of the court[’]s attention
      in addition to the points raised by counsel in the Anders brief.”
      Commonwealth v. Nischan, 928 A.2d 349, 353 (Pa. Super.
      2007), appeal denied, … 936 A.2d 40 ([Pa.] 2007).

Commonwealth v. Orellana, 86 A.3d 877, 879-80 (Pa. Super. 2014). After

determining that counsel has satisfied these technical requirements of Anders

and Santiago, this Court must then “conduct a simple review of the record to

ascertain if there appear[s] on its face to be arguably meritorious issues that

counsel, intentionally or not, missed or misstated.”      Commonwealth v.

Dempster, 187 A.3d 266, 272 (Pa. Super. 2018) (en banc).

      In this case, Attorney Fryling’s Anders brief complies with the above-

stated requirements. Namely, she includes a summary of the relevant factual

and procedural history, she refers to portions of the record that could arguably

support Appellant’s claims, and she sets forth her conclusion that Appellant’s

appeal is frivolous.    She also explains her reasons for reaching that

determination, and supports her rationale with citations to the record and

pertinent legal authority.   Attorney Fryling also states in her petition to

withdraw that she has supplied Appellant with a copy of her Anders brief.

Additionally, she attached a letter directed to Appellant to her petition to

withdraw, in which she informed Appellant of the rights enumerated in

Nischan. Accordingly, counsel has complied with the technical requirements

for withdrawal. We will now independently review the record to determine if

Appellant’s issue is frivolous, and to ascertain if there are any other, non-

frivolous issues he could pursue on appeal.

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      In assessing Appellant’s sentencing claim, we have reviewed the

certified record, the briefs of the parties, and the applicable law. Additionally,

we have examined the well-reasoned opinion of the Honorable Daniel J.

Brabender, Jr., of the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County. We conclude

that Judge Brabender’s comprehensive opinion accurately disposes of the

issue presented by Appellant.      Accordingly, we adopt Judge Brabender’s

opinion as our own and affirm Appellant’s judgment of sentence for the

reasons set forth therein. Additionally, as our review of the record reveals no

other, non-frivolous issues that Appellant could assert herein, we grant

counsel’s petition to withdraw.

      Judgment of sentence affirmed. Petition to withdraw granted.

Judgment Entered.

Joseph D. Seletyn, Esq.
Prothonotary

Date: 6/22/2023

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                                                 OPINION
                                                 OPINION

        This matter is before the Court on Notices of Appeal filed on August 22, 2022 following

reinstatement of appellate rights on August 9, 2022 from judgments of sentence imposed at each

docket on March 7, 2022. Appellant's Statements of Matters Complained of on Appeal were filed

on September
   September 30, 2022. For the reasons set forth below, the judgments of sentence should be

affirmed.

                                             BACKGROUND

        On May 25, 2022, Petitioner filed a pro se Petition for Post-Conviction Collateral Relief.

essentially seeking reinstatement of direct appeal rights nunc pro tunc. On August 9, 2022, the

Court granted the request as to these dockets and appointed counsel to perfect the appeals.' On

December 30, 2021 at Docket No.
                            No, 2926-2021, and on January 27, 2021 at the remaining docket

numbers, Petitioner entered guilty pleas. He was sentenced at all dockets on March 7, 2022. A

summary of the factual basis for the pleas
                       basis for     pleas follows.
                                           follows.

 The PCRA was also filed at
'The                      at Docket No. 842-2022. On August 8, 2022, thehe Court dismissed the
                                                                                           the PCR
                                                                                               A
                                                                                               PCRA as premature
                                                     sentence at No, 842-2022 when the
              was no conviction or final judgment of sentence
because there was                                                                   the PCRA was filed.

                                                       Il
Docket No. 2926-2021
       On December 30, 2021, Appellant pied guilty as charged to Theft by Deception at No.
       On

                            for the plea is that on or
2926-2021. Te factual basis for                     or about May             Erie, Pennsylvania,
                                                             May 27, 2021 in Erie,

                       sum of $2,585.00
Appellant accepted the sum    $2,585.00 from aa victim t.o
                                                       to perform certain home improvement

                                 the job(s) and he did not return funds for the work not performed
work. Appellant did not complete the

or finished. At the plea hearing, Appellant executed aa Statement of Understanding of Rights and

he executed the reverse side of the Criminal Information originally filed on December 15, 2021.

Docket No. 3000-2021

                                            guilty to Forgery' at No. 3000-2021. The factual
        On January 27, 2022, Appellant pled guilty

                   is that on June 14, 2021 in Erie, Pennsylvania, Appellant altered two checks he
basis for the plea is

received from aa victim       were written
                 victim which were written in the amount of $100.00
                                                            $100.00 each by changing the amounts

of the checks to $400.00. At the plea hearing, Appellant executed the Statement of Understanding

                                       Criminal Information filed on January 14, 2022.
of Rights, and the reverse side of the Criminal

Docket No, 3094-2021

                                                                     or Fraudulent Business
                                            pled guilty to Deceptive or
        On January 27, 2022, Appellant also plcd

             No, 3094-2021. The factual basis for the conviction is that on June 10, 2021 in Erie,
Practices at No.

                                              $800.00 from the victim to perform home repairs.
Pennsylvania, Appellant received a deposit of $800.00

Appellant never performed any work for the customer and
                                                    and failed to return the deposit when

                                                              Rights at the plea hearing and he
requested. Appellant executed a Statement of Understanding of Rights
     signed the
also signed     reverse side
            the reverse side of
                             of the
                                the Criminal
                                    Criminal Information               14, 2021
                                             Information filed January 14, 2021 in acknowledgment
                                                                                   acknowledgment

of the basis
of               the plea.
       basis for the

             $3922(a)(1).
18 Pa.C.S.A. 53922(a)01).
18Pa.C.S.A.
18P.S. 4101(a)(1).
·18P.S.
'18 P.8.
'18 P.8. $4107(a)02).
         $4107(a)02).
                                                2
Docket
Docket No.
       No. 3095-2021
           3095-2021

        On
        On January
           January 27,
                   27, 2022,
                       2022, Appellant
                             Appellant pled guilty at
                                       pled guilty at No. 3095-2021 to
                                                      No. 3095-2021 to another
                                                                       another incident
                                                                               incident of
                                                                                        of

Deceptive
Deceptive or
          or Fraudulent
             Fraudulent Business
                        Business Practices,
                                 Practices, this
                                            this one having occurred
                                                 one having occurred on
                                                                     on June 16, 2021.
                                                                        June 16, 2021. On
                                                                                       On that
                                                                                          that

date,
date, Appellant
      Appellant received
                received from
                         from the
                              the victim
                                  victim four
                                         four separate
                                              separate payments
                                                       payments totaling approximately $1,432.00
                                                                totaling approximately $1,432.00

to perform
to perform home
           home repairs.
                repairs. Appellant
                         Appellant failed to perform
                                   failed to perform the
                                                     the contracted-for
                                                         contracted-for work, yet he
                                                                        work, yet he retained
                                                                                     retained the
                                                                                              the

funds.
funds. At
       At the
          the plea
              plea hearing,
                   hearing, Appellant signed the
                            Appellant signed the Statement
                                                 Statement of Understanding of
                                                           of Understanding    Rights, and
                                                                            of Rights, and he
                                                                                           he

executed
executed the
         the reverse
             reverse side
                     side of the Criminal Information
                          of the          Information filed
                                                      filed on
                                                            on January 14, 2022.
                                                               January 14, 2022.

Docket
Docket No.
       No. 3096-2021
           3096-2021

        On
        On January
           January 27,
                   27, 2022,
                       2022, Appellant
                             Appellant pied        to another
                                            guilty to
                                       pied guilty    another count
                                                              count of Deceptive or
                                                                    of Deceptive or Fraudulent
                                                                                    Fraudulent

Business
Business Practices.
         Practices. The factual basis
                    The factual basis for
                                      for the
                                          the plea
                                              plea is
                                                   is that
                                                      that on May 30,
                                                           on May 30, 2021, Appellant, after
                                                                      2021, Appellant, after

receiving
receiving and
          and cashing
              cashing aa check
                         check from    victim in
                               from aa victim in the
                                                 the amount
                                                     amount of $250.00 to
                                                            of $250.00    perform home
                                                                       to perform home repairs,
                                                                                       repairs,

told
told the
     the victim
         victim the
                the check
                    check had
                          had been
                              been destroyed.
                                   destroyed. Appellant
                                              Appellant had
                                                        had the
                                                            the victim write out
                                                                victim write out to
                                                                                 to him aa

"replacement"
"replacement" check.
              check. Appellant
                     Appellant attempted to cash
                               attempted to cash the
                                                 the second
                                                     second check. Appellant failed
                                                            check. Appellant failed to
                                                                                    to perform
                                                                                       perform

any
any services
    services or
             or supply
                supply any
                       any products.
                           products. Appellant signed the
                                     Appellant signed the Statement
                                                          Statement of Understanding of
                                                                    of Understanding of Rights,
                                                                                        Rights,

and
and executed
    executed the
             the reverse
                 reverse side
                         side of
                              of the
                                 the Criminal
                                     Criminal Information
                                              Information filed
                                                          filed on
                                                                on January
                                                                   January 14,
                                                                           14, 2022.
                                                                               2022.

Docket
Docket No.
       No. 3195-
           3195- 2021
                 2021

        Lastly,
        Lastly, on
                on January
                   January 27,
                           27, 2021,
                               2021, Appellant
                                     Appellant pled
                                               pled guilty    Identity The.°
                                                           to Identity
                                                    guilty to          The.° The
                                                                             The conviction
                                                                                 conviction arose
                                                                                            arose

from
from Appellant's
     Appellant's actions
                 actions on
                         on August
                            August 19,
                                   19, 2021 in providing
                                       2021 in           to a
                                               providing to   manager at
                                                            a manager at Carter
                                                                         Carter Lumber
                                                                                Lumber the
                                                                                       the

name,
name, social
      social security
             security number
                      number and
                             and date
                                 date of
                                      of birth of aa third person.
                                         birth of          person. At
                                                                   At the
                                                                      the plea
                                                                          plea hearing,
                                                                               hearing, Appellant
                                                                                        Appellant

signed
signed the
       the Statement
           Statement of Understanding of
                     of Understanding    Rights, and
                                      of Rights, and he
                                                     he executed
                                                        executed the
                                                                 the reverse
                                                                     reverse side
                                                                             side of
                                                                                  of the
                                                                                     the Criminal
                                                                                         Criminal

Information
Information filed
            filed on
                  on January 18, 2022.
                     January 18, 2022.

•18 P.S. $410732)2).
•18P.S.  $410732)2).
• 18P.S.
    P.S. 4120(a).
         4120(a).

                                                3
        On
        On March
           March   7,
                   7, 2022,
                      2022, Appellant
                            Appellant was
                                      was sentenced
                                          sentenced to an aggregate of
                                                       an aggregate of 31
                                                                       31 months (2 years
                                                                          months (2 years and
                                                                                          and 77

months) to
months) to 62
           62 months
              months (5
                     (5 years
                        years and
                              and 2
                                  2 months)
                                    months) of
                                            of incarceration,
                                               incarceration, plus restitution, as
                                                              plus restitution, as follows.
                                                                                   follows.

               Docket No. 2926-2021
               Docket No. 2926-2021 -- Count
                                        Count One:
                                              One: Theft
                                                     Theft by Deception- 12
                                                           by Deception- 12 months to 24
                                                                            months to 24
               months
               months of
                      of incarceration,
                         incarceration, and
                                        and restitution
                                            restitution of
                                                        of $2,000.00;
                                                           $2,000.00;

               Docket  No. 3000-2021
               Docket No.   3000-2021 -- Count
                                         Count One:
                                               One: Forgery-     months to
                                                     Forgery- 66 months to 12
                                                                           12 months
                                                                              months of
                                                                                     of
               incarceration,
               incarceration, and
                              and restitution of $1,040.00,
                                  restitution of $1,040.00, consecutive
                                                            consecutive to No. 2926
                                                                        to No. 2926 of
                                                                                     of
               2021;
               2021;

               Docket No.
               Docket  No. 3094-2021
                            3094-2021 -- Count
                                         Count One:
                                               One: Deceptive
                                                     Deceptive oror Fraudulent
                                                                    Fraudulent Business
                                                                                Business
               Practices -1 months
               Practices           to 2
                            months to 2 months
                                        months of incarceration, consecutive
                                               of incarceration, consecutive to No. 3000
                                                                             to No. 3000
               -
               - 2021;
                 2021;

               Docket  No. 3095-2021
               Docket No.   3095-2021 -- Count
                                         Count One:   Deceptive or
                                                One: Deceptive   or Fraudulent
                                                                    Fraudulent Business
                                                                                Business
               Practices - 66 months
               Practices -    months to 12
                                         12 months
                                             months of
                                                     of incarceration,
                                                        incarceration, and
                                                                       and restitution
                                                                           restitution of
                                                                                       of
               $1,500.00,
               $1,500.00, consecutive to No.
                          consecutive to No. 3094
                                             3094 --2021;
                                                  --2021;

               Docket  No. 3096-2021
               Docket No.      3096-2021 -- Count
                                            Count One: Deceptive or
                                                  One: Deceptive   or Fraudulent
                                                                      Fraudulent Business
                                                                                  Business
               Practices
               Practices --
                          -- 66 months to 12
                                months to  12 months
                                              months of
                                                     of incarceration,  plus restitution
                                                         incarceration, plus restitution of
                                                                                         of
               $215.00,
               $215.00, consecutive
                         consecutive to No.
                                        No. 3095-2021;
                                             3095-2021; and

               Docket  No. 3195-
               Docket No.  3195- 2021
                                  2021 -- Count
                                          Count One:  Identity Theft- 66 months
                                                 One: Identity                  to 12
                                                                         months to 12 months
                                                                                      months
               of
               of incarceration,
                  incarceration, and
                                 and restitution of $524.64,
                                     restitution of $524.64, concurrent
                                                             concurrent with  No. 3096-2021.
                                                                         with No. 3096-2021.

Each
Each sentence
     sentence was
              was at
                  at the lowest end
                     the lowest end of
                                    of the
                                       the standard range of
                                           standard range of the
                                                             the sentencing
                                                                 sentencing guidelines.
                                                                            guidelines.

       No
       No post
          post sentence motion was
               sentence motion was filed
                                   filed at
                                         at any
                                            any docket.
                                                docket. At sentencing, no
                                                        At sentencing,    objection was
                                                                       no objection was raised
                                                                                        raised

to
to the
   the sentence
       sentence at
                at any
                   any docket.
                       docket. Prior
                               Prior to
                                     to imposition
                                        imposition of
                                                   of sentence, plea and
                                                      sentence, plea     sentencing counsel
                                                                     and sentencing counsel

informed
informed the Court that
         the Court that Appellant
                        Appellant has
                                  has been
                                      been incarcerated
                                           incarcerated for
                                                        for some
                                                            some time; Appellant became
                                                                 time; Appellant became lost
                                                                                        lost in
                                                                                             in

addiction
addiction and
          and committed
              committed aa series
                           series of
                                  of crimes he later
                                     crimes he       regretted; he
                                               later regretted; he entered
                                                                   entered aa plea
                                                                              plea to
                                                                                   to each
                                                                                      each offense;
                                                                                           offense;

through
through counsel,
        counsel, Appellant
                 Appellant apologized
                           apologized to
                                      to the
                                         the victims;
                                             victims; and
                                                      and in
                                                          in counsel's
                                                             counsel's assessment,
                                                                       assessment, Appellant
                                                                                   Appellant

appeared
appeared remorseful.
         remorseful. See
                     See Transcript
                         Transcript of Proceedings, Revocation
                                    of Proceedings, Revocation and
                                                               and Sentencing hearing held
                                                                   Sentencing hearing held

March 7, 2022
March 7,      (Tr. Revo.
         2022 (Tr.       & Sent.
                   Revo. & Sent. 3/7/22),
                                 3/7/22), p. 5.

       At
       At allocution,
          allocution, Appellant
                      Appellant cited
                                cited factors
                                      factors he
                                              he believed
                                                 believed contributed
                                                          contributed to
                                                                      to the
                                                                         the addiction
                                                                             addiction he
                                                                                       he claimed
                                                                                          claimed

led
led to
    to his
       his crimes:
           crimes: the
                   the young
                       young age
                             age of
                                 of his
                                    his mother
                                        mother at
                                               at her
                                                  her death
                                                      death and
                                                            and manner
                                                                manner of        the criminal
                                                                          death; the
                                                                       of death;     criminal and
                                                                                              and

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addictive history of his father; the father's absence from his life; and the
                                                                         the death of his stepmother

                                                    pp. 6-7. Appellant expressed remorse for his
and reason therefore. See Tr. Revo. & Sent. 3/7/22, pp.

actions; he acknowledged he owes restitution, and stated he desires to "do the right thing." He

also reviewed
also                                    at p.77.. Appell
     reviewed his criminal history. Id. at        Appellant                                      the
                                                         ant requested the opportunity to "break the
               son. Id.
cycle" for his son..     atp. 8.
                     Id. at   8. Appellant apologized; he asked if
                                                                ifhis
                                                                   his sentence "could run concurrent

                                                                                             Id. at
with this sentence that I have up state"; and advised he filed for a drug treatment program. Id.

p. 8.
p.8.

                                                         On September 9, 2022, the Court issued
         Notices ofAppeal were filed on August 22, 2022. On

a Rule   1925(b) Concise Statement ofMatters Complained of on Appeal at each docket and directed

                                   1925b) Statements timely filed and served pursuant to
any issue not properly included in 1925(b)

Pa.R.A.P. 1925(b) would be deemed waived. On
                                          On September 30, 2022, Appellant filed a Statement

of Matters Complained of on Appeal at each docket.

         In the 1925(b) Statements, Appellant avers identical sentencing claims:

                Petitioner argues that the sentence he received was manifestly excessive and
                clearly unreasonable, particularly in its consecutiveness to the other
                sentences he received, considering his remorse, his acceptance of
                wrongdoing, his intention to repay his victims by working, and his
                substance abuse issues that contributed to his wrongdoing.

See Statement of
See Statement   Matters Complained
              ofMatters            of On Appeal
                        Complained of    Appeal at
                                                at each
                                                   each docket.
                                                        docket.

                                           DISCUSSION

A. Sentencing claims are waived.
         The claims present challenges to the discretionary aspects of the sentences. Under the

facts, the claims are waived.
           claims are

         It is boilerplate law the right to
                                         to appellate review of discretionary aspects of a sentence is

    absolute and must
not absolute     must be
                      be considered
                         considered a petition for permission to appeal. For
                                                                         For permission to be
                                                                                           be

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granted, an appellant
granted, an           must preserve
            appellant must          his claims
                           preserve his claims at
                                               at the
                                                  the time of sentencing
                                                      time of sentencing or in aa post-sentence
                                                                         or in    post-sentence
motion,
motion, file
        file aa timely
                timely notice
                       notice of
                              of appeal, include in his
                                 appeal, include    his brief
                                                        brief aa statement
                                                                 statement of
                                                                           of reasons
                                                                              reasons for
                                                                                      for allowance
                                                                                          allowance of
                                                                                                    of

appeal pursuant
appeal          to Rule
       pursuant to Rule of Appellate Rule
                        of Appellate      of Criminal Procedure
                                     Rule of                    2119(f), and
                                                      Procedure 2119(f), and raise
                                                                             raise a substantial
                                                                                     substantial

question
question for review. See
         for review. See Commonwealth v. Conte,
                         Commonwealth v.        198 A.3d
                                         Conte, 198 A.3d 1169, 1173 (Pa.
                                                         1169, 1173      Super. 2018)(citation
                                                                    (Pa. Super. 2018)(citation

omitted).
omitted).

       As to
          to the requirement an
             the requirement    appellant must
                             an appellant      preserve his
                                          must preserve his claims
                                                            claims at
                                                                   at time
                                                                      time of sentencing or
                                                                           of sentencing or in
                                                                                            in aa

post-sentence
post-sentence motion,
              motion, again, the issues
                      again, the issues must
                                        must be raised in aa post-sentence
                                             be raised       post-sentence motion
                                                                           motion or
                                                                                  or by
                                                                                     by presenting
                                                                                        presenting

the
the claim
    claim to the trial court
          to the       court during
                             during the
                                    the sentencing proceedings. That
                                        sentencing proceedings. That is,
                                                                     is, an appellant must
                                                                         an appellant      place on
                                                                                      must place on

the record an
the record an objection
              objection to
                        to the
                           the sentence
                               sentence and request aa remedy,
                                        and request    remedy, or
                                                               or file
                                                                  file aa post-sentence motion. See
                                                                          post-sentence motion. See

Commonwealth
Commonwealth v.
             v. McAfee,
                McAfee, 849
                        849 A.2d
                            A.2d 270,
                                 270, 275
                                      275 (Pa.
                                          (Pa. Super. 2004). "Absent
                                               Super. 2004).         such efforts,
                                                             "Absent such efforts, an
                                                                                   an

objection
objection to
          to aa discretionary aspect of
                discretionary aspect       sentence is
                                     of aa sentence    waived." Id,,
                                                    is waived."      citing Commonwealth
                                                                Id,, citing Commonwealth •
                                                                                         • Watson,
                                                                                           Watson,

835
835 A.2d
    A.2d 786, 791 Pa.
         786, 791 Pa. Super. 2003). "This
                      Super. 2003). "This failure
                                          failure cannot
                                                  cannot be cured by
                                                         be cured    submitting the
                                                                  by submitting     challenge in
                                                                                the challenge in

aa Rule         statement." Commonwealth
        1925(b) statement."
   Rule 1925(b)                          • Mcfee,
                            Commonwealth • Mcfee, 849
                                                  849 A.2d
                                                      A.2d at
                                                           at 275.
                                                              275.

        Here,
        Here, no
              no post-sentence
                 post-sentence motion
                               motion was
                                      was filed
                                          filed at any docket.
                                                at any docket. Also,
                                                               Also, after imposition of
                                                                     after imposition of sentence,
                                                                                         sentence,

no
no objection
   objection to
             to aa sentence
                   sentence based
                            based upon mitigating factors
                                  upon mitigating factors was
                                                          was placed upon the
                                                              placed upon the record.
                                                                              record.         See
                                                                                              See Tr.

Revo. & Sent.
Revo. & Sent. 317/22, pp. 11-14.
              317/22, pp. 11-14. The challenges in
                                 The challenges in the 1925(b) statements
                                                   the 1925(b) statements to
                                                                          to the
                                                                             the discretionary
                                                                                 discretionary

aspects
aspects of
        of the
           the sentences
               sentences do
                         do not
                            not save
                                save the
                                     the claims.
                                         claims. Appellant's challenges to
                                                 Appellant's challenges to the
                                                                           the discretionary
                                                                               discretionary aspects
                                                                                             aspects

of
of the scntence are
   the scntence are waived.
                    waived. The appeals must
                            The appeals must be dismissed.
                                                dismissed.

B.
B. Sentencing
   Sentencing claims
              claims are
                     are meritless.
                         meritless.

        Assuming arguendo
        Assuming arguendo the claims as to
                          the claims    to the               aspects of
                                               discretionary aspects
                                           the discretionary         of sentence
                                                                        sentence have
                                                                                 have been
                                                                                      been

preserved, the
preserved, the court
               court must
                     must consider
                          consider whether
                                   whether aa substantial question for
                                              substantial question for review
                                                                       review has
                                                                              has been
                                                                                  been raised.
                                                                                       raised.

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       A substantial
       A             question exists
         substantial question        only when
                              exists only         appellant advances
                                               an appellant
                                          when an                       colorable argument
                                                            advances aa colorable argument the
                                                                                           the

           judge's actions
sentencing judge's
sentencing                      either inconsistent
                           were either
                   actions were                            specific provision
                                                    with a specific
                                       inconsistent with                         the Sentencing
                                                                              of the
                                                                    provision of     Sentencing

Code, or
Code, or contrary to the fundamental norms
         contrary to                                  the sentencing
                                           underlying the
                                     norms underlying     sentencing process.
                                                                     process.                     See
                                                                                                  See

Commonwealth     McNabb, 819 A.2d 54, 56
Commonwealth •v. McNabb,                                            omitted); Commonwealth
                                      56 (Pa. Super. 2003)(citation omitted); Commonwealth
».
v. Clarke, 70 A.3d
   Clarke, 70      1281, 1286-87
              A.3d 1281, 1286-87 (Pa. Super. 2013)(citation omitted).
                                      Super. 2013)(citation                 Appellant contends
                                                            omitted). Here, Appellant contends

the Court
the       failed to
    Court failed    consider all
                 to consider     required factors
                             all required         in the
                                          factors in the Sentencing      when it
                                                                    Code when
                                                         Sentencing Code         imposed his
                                                                              it imposed his low-
                                                                                             low-

end
end standard-range sentences. Failure to
    standard-range sentences.            consider the
                                      to consider     required factors
                                                  the required         constitutes aa substantial
                                                               factors constitutes    substantial

question for
question     appellate review.
         for appellate         See Commonwealth
                       review. See              ». Swope,
                                   Commonwealth ».        123 A.3d.
                                                   Swope, 123       333, 340
                                                              A.3d. 333, 340 (Pa. Super.
                                                                                  Super.

2015)(failure to
2015)(failure    consider rehabilitative
              to consider                needs and
                          rehabilitative needs     mitigating factors
                                               and mitigating         raised aa substantial
                                                              factors raised    substantial question);
                                                                                            question);

see also
see      42 Pa.C.S.
    also 42 Pa.C.S. §972l(b).
                    §972l(b).

       A challenge to the
         challenge to     discretionary aspects
                      the discretionary         of aa sentence is
                                        aspects of                reviewed for an abuse
                                                               is reviewed              ofdiscretion.
                                                                                  abuse of discretion.

Commonwealth v. Moury,
                Moury, 992,      162, 169
                            A.2d 162,
                       992, A.2d      169 (Pa. Super.
                                               Super. 2010)citation  omitted). When
                                                      2010)(citation omitted). When

reviewing the
reviewing the discretionary aspects of
              discretionary aspects                that falls
                                          sentence that
                                    of aa sentence            within the
                                                        falls within                guidelines, the
                                                                     the sentencing guidelines, the

appellate       must affirm unless
          court must
appellate court             unless "application of the
                                   "application of     guidelines would
                                                   the guidelines would be clearly unreasonable."
                                                                        be clcarly unreasonable."

42 Pa.C.S.
   Pa.C.S. 59781(c)2).
           $9781(c)2).

       When
       When imposing sentence, the
            imposing sentence,     court must
                               the court      consider "the
                                         must consider "the protection of the
                                                            protection of     public, the
                                                                          the public, the gravity
                                                                                          gravity

of     offense as
   the offense
of the               relates to
                  it relates
               as it            the impact on
                             to the               life of
                                              the life
                                           on the                    and on
                                                              victim and
                                                          the victim
                                                       of the            on the community, and
                                                                            the community, and the
                                                                                               the

rehabilitative needs
rehabilitative needs of the defendant."
                     of the             42 Pa.C.S.
                            defendant." 42         §972l(b). "Where
                                           Pa.C.S. 89721(b).                       court bad
                                                                        sentencing court
                                                             "Where the sentencing       had the
                                                                                             the

benefit of aa presentence
benefit of                investigation report
              presentence investigation report (PSI), [the appellate court] can assume the
                                                                            can assume the

sentencing court was aware of
sentencing court                  relevant information
                           of the relevant                       the defendant's
                                           information regarding the             character and
                                                                     defendant's character

         those considerations
weighted those                                                factors. Further,
                                                    statutory factors.
               considerations along with mitigating statutory                   where aa sentence
                                                                       Further, where    sentence

is within
is within the                ofthe guidelines, Pennsylvania
              standard range of
          the standard                         Pennsylvania law views the sentence as
                                                                views the          as appropriate
                                                                                      appropriate

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under
under the Sentencing Code."
      the Sentencing Code."          Commonwealth
                                     Commonwealth • Hill, 210
                                                  • Hill, 210 A.3d
                                                              A.3d 1104,
                                                                   1104, 1117
                                                                         1117 (Pa.
                                                                              (Pa. Super.
                                                                                   Super.

2019)(internal quotations &
2019)(internal quotations & citation
                            citation omitted).
                                     omitted).

       The imposition of
       The imposition of aa sentence
                            sentence of
                                     of confinement
                                        confinement to
                                                    to run consecutively is
                                                       run consecutively    clearly within the
                                                                         is clearly        the

authority
authority of
          of the
             the sentencing
                 sentencing court.
                            court.   See
                                     See 42
                                         42 Pa.C.S.A.
                                            Pa.C.S.A. $9721(a); Commonwealth ».
                                                      $9721(a); Commonwealth ». Pierce,
                                                                                Pierce, 441
                                                                                        441 A.2d
                                                                                            A.2d

1218
1218 (Pa.
     (Pa. Super.
          Super. 1982),
                 1982),   Commonwealth
                          Commonwealth v.
                                       v. Wright,
                                          Wright, 832
                                                  832 A.2d 1104, 1107
                                                      A.2d 1104,      (Pa. Super.
                                                                 1107 (Pa.        2003). It
                                                                           Super. 2003). It is
                                                                                            is

well-accepted
well-accepted "[i]n imposing a
              "[i]n imposing a sentence, the trial
                               sentence, the             may determine
                                                   judge may
                                             trial judge     determine whether, given the
                                                                       whether, given the facts
                                                                                          facts of
                                                                                                of

aa particular
   particular case,
              case, aa sentence
                       sentence should
                                should run consecutive to
                                       run consecutive to or
                                                          or concurrent
                                                             concurrent with
                                                                        with another
                                                                             another sentence
                                                                                     sentence being
                                                                                              being

imposed. Commonwealth
imposed. Commonwealth ».
                      ». Wright,
                         Wright, 832
                                 832 A.2d
                                     A.2d at
                                          at 1107.
                                             1107.

               At
               At sentencing, the Court
                  sentencing, the Court stated:
                                        stated:

               THE
               THE COURT:
                     COURT: You       won't be released
                                 You won't      released for
                                                          for a while. II mean,
                                                              a while.    mean, with
                                                                                  with your
                                                                                       your prior
                                                                                             prior
               record
               record and
                      and all
                          all the
                              the people
                                  people you  scammed, II think you're
                                         you scammed,             you're sorry
                                                                           sorry you
                                                                                  you got
                                                                                      got caught
                                                                                           caught
               and
               and the consequences. II think
                   the consequences.      think that's
                                                 that's what
                                                        what you
                                                              you regret   right now.
                                                                   regret right  now. This
                                                                                        This has
                                                                                              has
               been going on
               been going     fur way
                          on fur  way too         We had
                                           long. We
                                       too long.       had this discussion before.
                                                           this discussion   before. You
                                                                                      You know,
                                                                                           know,
               you
               you can
                   can lay
                       lay blame
                           blame onon this
                                      this person  and that
                                           person and        person, but
                                                        that person,      it's all
                                                                     but it's  all on
                                                                                   on you.
                                                                                      you.

               THE
               THE COURT:
                   COURT: More
                          More robbing
                               robbing Peter
                                       Peter to     Paul. All
                                                pay Paul.
                                             to pay       All right,
                                                              right, Attorney
                                                                     Attorney
               Maskrey?
               Maskrey?

                                                        ...
               THE
               THE COURT:
                     COURT: AII       right. Taking
                                  AII right.  Taking into
                                                      into consideration
                                                           consideration the
                                                                          the statements
                                                                               statements of of both
                                                                                                both
               counsel,
               counsel, statement
                         statement of
                                    of the
                                        the defendant,
                                            defendant, the
                                                        the presentence
                                                            presentence investigation      report as
                                                                         investigation report     as
               well
               well as
                    as the
                        the revocation
                            revocation summary
                                          summary andand the   guidelines as
                                                          the guidelines   as propagated
                                                                              propagated by  by the
                                                                                                 the
               Pennsylvania
               Pennsylvania Commission
                               Commission on      [Sentencing as
                                               on [Sentencing        well as
                                                                 as well  as the   very extensive
                                                                              the very    extensive
               criminal  history, and,
               criminal history,  and, once   again, these
                                        once again,  these are
                                                           are the types of
                                                               the types of crimes
                                                                            crimes that drive
                                                                                           drive the
                                                                                                 the
               honest  citizenry out
               honest citizenry  out there
                                      there crazy,
                                             crazy, and
                                                    and we've
                                                         we've had
                                                                had too
                                                                     too much
                                                                         much of of this
                                                                                    this from
                                                                                         from you,
                                                                                                you,
               David.
               David.
               At 2926
               At      of 2021,
                  2926 of 2021, count
                                count one,
                                      one, the
                                           the sentence
                                               sentence will
                                                        will be
                                                             be that you serve
                                                                that you serve ....
                                                                               ....

See Tr.
See Tr. Revo. & Sent.
        Revo. & Sent. 3/7/22,
                      3/7/22, pp. 9, 1I.
                                     1I.

       Assuming arguendo
       Assuming arguendo the
                         the claims
                             claims as to
                                       to the
                                          the discretionary aspects of
                                              discretionary aspects of sentence
                                                                       sentence have
                                                                                have been
                                                                                     been

preserved,
preserved, the
           the record
               record reveals             claims are
                              Appellant's claims
                      reveals Appellant's        are frivolous.
                                                     frivolous. The            which are
                                                                    sentences, which
                                                                The sentences,       are at
                                                                                         at the
                                                                                            the

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                                                           are presumed appropriate under the
              standard range of the sentencing guidelines, are
bottom of the standard                                                                    the
Sentencing Code.
Sentencing             the Court
                 Also, the
           Code. Also,                   and reviewed
                                 ordered and
                           Court ordered                 presentence investigation
                                             reviewed aa presentence               report and
                                                                     investigation report and

weighed     information in the
        the information
weighed the                the report             the sentences.
                                         crafting the
                               report in crafting                See Tr. Revo.
                                                      sentences. See     Revo. & Sent. 3/7/22,
                                                                               & Sent. 3/7/22, p.

11. Additionally, the Court
    Additionally, the                  argument from
                            considered argument
                      Court considered               counsel, including
                                                from counsel,           information about
                                                              including information about

Appellant's            the fact
            addiction, the
Appellant's addiction,          Appellant entered
                           fact Appellant                pleas, and
                                          entered guilty pleas, and counsel's expressions of
                                                                    counsel's expressions of

Appellant's regret
Appellant's            remorse. The
                   and remorse.
            regret and                    also considered
                                    Court also
                                The Court                 allocution from
                                               considered allocution from Appellant.
                                                                          Appellant.

          Under       circumstances, it is
                these circumstances,
          Under these                   is properly         the Court
                                                    assumed the
                                           properly assumed     Court weighted     relevant factors
                                                                               all relevant
                                                                      weighted all          factors

under the Sentencing
under the                 and considered
                     Code and
          Sentencing Code                mitigating evidence
                              considered mitigating             imposing the
                                                             in imposing
                                                    evidence in              sentences at the
                                                                         the sentences    the

bottom of the
bottom of     standard range
          the standard       of the guidelines.
                       range of                 The Court
                                    guidelines. The       properly exercised
                                                    Court properly exercised its discretion
                                                                                 discretion in
                                                                                            in

imposing             sentences. The
         consecutive sentences.
imposing consecutive                          claims are
                                    appellate claims
                                The appellate            meritless and
                                                     are meritless     the appeals must
                                                                   and the         must be

dismissed.
dismissed.

                                              CONCLUSION
                                              CONCLUSION

          For the
          For the above reasons, the
                  above reasons,     appeals must
                                 the appeals must be dismissed and
                                                  be dismissed     the judgments
                                                               and the              sentence should
                                                                                 of sentence
                                                                       judgments of          should

be    affirmed. The
      affirmed.     Clerk of
                The Clerk    Courts is
                          of Courts    hereby directed
                                    is hereby directed to          the record
                                                          transmit the
                                                       to transmit            to the
                                                                       record to     Superior Court.
                                                                                 the Superior Court.

                                                             THE COURT:
                                                          BY THE
                                                          BY     COURT:

cc:
cc:                Attorney's Office
          District Attorney's Office
          Tina M.
          Tina             Esq., 4402
                  Fryling, Esq.,
               M. Fryling,             Peach Street,
                                  4402 Peach               No. 3,
                                                     Suite No.
                                             Street, Suite              PA 16509
                                                                  Erie, PA
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          David A.
          David                        ID No.
                           Jr., Inmate ID
                   Santia, Jr.,
                A. Santia,                    QN-6750, SCI
                                          No. QN-6750,         Houtzdale, 209
                                                          SCI Houtzdale,                  Drive, PP.O.
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