{"data":{"id":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-9765","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"42 Pa.C.S. § 9765","heading":"Merger of sentences.","body":"No crimes shall merge for sentencing purposes unless the crimes arise from a single criminal act and all of the statutory elements of one offense are included in the statutory elements of the other offense. Where crimes merge for sentencing purposes, the court may sentence the defendant only on the higher graded offense.","path":["Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","PART VIII CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 97 SENTENCING","SUBCHAPTER E IMPOSITION OF SENTENCE"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=42\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=97\u0026sctn=65\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-03 (Statute Update stamp, 42 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:14Z","sha256":"41e44fecda5822636d56f920a1f56681c42f8db3d699728fb16312e2b63ef1f4","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-9764","next":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-9771"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}