This seminar will provide an overview of the basics of sentencing in Pennsylvania and will focus on sentence structure and sentencing related statutes. Some of the topics that will be covered are minimum/maximum penalties, place of confinement and JRI-II.

This seminar focuses on the all-new integrated suite of sentencing guidelines taking effect January 1, 2024. Attendees will develop a basic understanding of the 8^th Edition Sentencing and Resentencing Guidelines and will acquaint themselves with the practical application of the new framework. Topics covered will include prior record score, offense gravity score, sentencing enhancements, sentencing levels, offense-specific recommendations, judicial proceeding considerations, updates to SGS Web, and the future deployment of a new sentencing guidelines application. This 3-hour session is approved for Continuing Legal Education (CLE) and Continuing Judicial Education (CJE) credits.

This seminar will provide an overview of the Commission on Sentencing’s Sentencing Guidelines Software (SGS Web) to include a description of the application’s various modules and flow of cases, an explanation of user roles, and a summary of available data reports. CLE credits will not be provided for this seminar.

This seminar will highlight Amendment 6 to the 7th Edition Sentencing Guidelines and Amendment 1 to the Resentencing Guidelines as well as highlight proposals being considered and developed by the Commission on Sentencing.