The sentencing date for former Economics professor Rafael Robb, who confessed to killing his wife last year, has been postponed.
Robb was slated to be sentenced in the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas Monday, but a hearing will be held instead. The hearing will be to examine a motion to disclose relevant case records.
According to Robb's attorney, Frank DeSimone, Robb will most likely be sentenced in about three to four weeks.
On Dec. 22, 2006, Robb's wife, Ellen, was found murdered in the Robbs' Upper Merion home.
Robb, 57, pleaded guilty to the charges of voluntary manslaughter in November, avoiding a trial on first-degree murder charges and a possible life sentence.
He confessed to beating Ellen Robb to death with an exercise bar during a heated argument over their daughter's travel plans.
Pennsylvania sentencing guidelines call for four and a half to six years in prison for voluntary manslaughter, but the Montgomery County District Attorney's office has stated that it would push for a longer sentence.
The maximum sentence Robb could face is 10 to 20 years in prison.
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