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Commission on Sentencing outlines 'Prior Record Score' approach in eighth-edition guidelines
Summary
A Commission on Sentencing video introduces how Pennsylvania’s eighth-edition Sentencing Guidelines define and calculate Prior Record Score, replacing a point-based system with prior offense groups effective for offenses committed on or after Jan. 1, 2024.
The Commission on Sentencing released a guidance video introducing how Prior Record Score is calculated under the eighth edition of the Pennsylvania Sentencing Guidelines, which apply to offenses committed on or after Jan. 1, 2024.
The video said the Sentencing Matrix pairs offense gravity scores (on the matrix's left) with prior record score categories (across the top) to produce a standard range, and directed viewers to section 303(a)(4) of the guidelines for the measure of a person's criminal history.
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