The murder of an unborn child is a crime distinct from murder as defined generally in the Crimes Code and does not require the imposition of a life sentence for a defendant who has been convicted of the crime of murder, the state Superior Court has ruled.
In denying cross-appeals from both sides in Commonwealth v. Haynes, a unanimous three-judge panel affirmed a sentence against Roysce Haynes, holding in a matter of first impression that murder of an unborn child is not a degree of murder and therefore does not fall under Section 9715 of the sentencing guidelines, regarding life sentences.
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