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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Announces Challenge to SORNA-Based Illegality of Sentence Claim Cannot Be Waived, Allowing for Challenge at Any Time — Even if First Raised on Appeal

Loaded on Nov. 15, 2022 by Anthony Accurso published in Criminal Legal News December, 2022, page 36
Filed under: U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, Waiver of Appeal Rights, Sex Offense Registration Act (SORNA). Location: Pennsylvania.

by Anthony W. Accurso

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that challenges to the legality of an imposed sentence — including registration requirements under SORNA — cannot be waived and can thus be brought at any time.

For various sexually-related offenses, Shaune Jarel Thorne, Sr. was sentenced on April 9, ...

 

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