Legal Question in Criminal Law in Pennsylvania

release

what does vacated sentence mean?


Asked on 6/13/07, 6:32 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
John Gibson John W. Gibson, Esquire

Re: release

I'm not sure of the situation from the question. I suspect that you are asking a question about an order that resulted in release of an individual from jail or prison. If so, it probably means that the person won an appeal and the appellate court vacated or set aside the sentence and released them.

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Answered on 6/14/07, 4:59 pm


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