{"data":{"id":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-9723","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"42 Pa.C.S. § 9723","heading":"Determination of guilt without further penalty.","body":"If in the light of all the circumstances, probation would be appropriate under section 9722 (relating to order of probation), but it appears that probation is unnecessary, the court may impose a sentence of guilty without further penalty.","path":["Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","PART VIII CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 97 SENTENCING","SUBCHAPTER C SENTENCING ALTERNATIVES"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=42\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=97\u0026sctn=23\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-03 (Statute Update stamp, 42 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:14Z","sha256":"1152eb2c2da63e8f45bff049969bbcb6c8a347d0ed6bb87d52e923da899fec1e","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-9722","next":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-9724"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}