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NON-PRECEDENTIAL DECISION -SEE SUPERIOR COURT I.O.P. 65.37

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,  :  IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF  
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Appellee  :  
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MATTHEW JOHNSON,  :  
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Appellant  :  No. 2150 EDA 2012  

Appeal from the Judgment of Sentence Entered March 21, 2012,
In the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County,
Criminal Division, at No. CP-51-CR-0013818-2010.

BEFORE: GANTMAN, SHOGAN and MUSMANNO, JJ.
MEMORANDUM BY SHOGAN, J.: FILED JULY 03, 2013
Appellant, Matthew Johnson, appeals from the judgment of sentence
entered on March 21, 2012, in the Philadelphia County Court of Common
Pleas. We affirm.
The trial court set forth the relevant facts and procedural history of
this case as follows:
The Defendant was convicted of [entering an occupied home and stealing a bicycle] an F-1 burglary, theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property after a non-jury trial before this Court on January 27, 2012. Pre-sentence investigation was ordered.
On March 21, 2012, a sentencing hearing was held. Defendant has a prior record score of 3 and an offense gravity score of 9. He was sentenced to 5 to 10 years incarceration, followed by 5 years reporting probation.
Thereafter, a Motion for Reconsideration of Sentence was filed by defense counsel and argument was heard on July 9, 2012. This Court denied the Motion and the Defendant timely appealed his sentence[.]
Trial Court Opinion, 12/11/12, at 1.
On appeal, Appellant raises the following issue for this Court

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