42 Pa. C.S. § 9751

Current through P.A. Acts 2023-66

Section 9751 - Sentencing judge

This section is suspended by Pa.R.Crim.P. Rule 1101(6) as being inconsistent with Chapter 7 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure.

The judge who presided at the trial or who received the plea of the defendant shall impose the sentence unless there are compelling reasons that preclude his presence.

42 Pa.C.S. § 9751

1974, Dec. 30, P.L. 1052, No. 345, § 1, effective in 90 days. Renumbered from 18 Pa.C.S. § 1351 by 1980, Oct. 5, P.L. 693, No. 142, § 401(a), effective in 60 days.