J-A08030-15
NON-PRECEDENTIAL DECISION – SEE SUPERIOR COURT I.O.P 65.37
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA : IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
: PENNSYLVANIA
Appellee :
:
v. :
:
MATTHEW SCOTT STONE, :
:
Appellant : No. 1438 MDA 2014
Appeal from the Judgment of Sentence Entered August 18, 2014,
in the Court of Common Pleas of Tioga County,
Criminal Division, at No(s): CP-59-CR-0000095-2014
BEFORE: SHOGAN, WECHT, and STRASSBURGER,* JJ.
CONCURRING STATEMENT BY STRASSBURGER, J.: FILED JUNE 12, 2015
I join the majority memorandum.
I write separately to add that were I to reach the merits, I would
affirm. This was no ordinary cruelty to animals case, if there is such a thing.
Here, the poor dog died a lonely, slow, and painful death by starvation.
Sentencing above the guidelines was not an abuse of discretion.
Judge Wecht joins the concurring statement.
*Retired Senior Judge assigned to the Superior Court.