Court Opinion

ID: 9750076
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-28 14:17:06.474046+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:26:00.594624
License: Public Domain

Concurring Opinion by
Mr. Justice Roberts :
I concur in the result. The majority holds that “. . . an adjudication of first degree murder is tantamount to sentencing since the element of doubt as to the sanction to be imposed is non-existent, . . .” Having so concluded the majority need simply apply Rule 4004 (b) of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure which governs bail after sentence.
That Rule provides: “(b) After sentence, bail may be allowed in such amount as shall be fixed by the trial judge conditioned upon the defendant perfecting an appeal within twenty days. If an appeal is perfected, such bail shall be effective until final determination of the appeal.” (Emphasis added.)
Here review of the record reveals that the trial court did not abuse the discretion granted under Rule 4004(b) in denying bail to petitioner.