STEVENS, J., dissenting: ¶ 1 I respectfully dissent. I agree with the Majority that the trial court abused its discretion in dispensing with a pre-sen-tence report on the basis that Philadelphia county’s prison system would be “overburdened” with state prisoners while awaiting a pre-sentence report. ¶ 2 However, I would find that in this case, a review of the record indicates that there was s…
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