Commonwealth v. Muntz

KELLY, Judge.

Appellant, Robert Muntz, asks us to determine whether the trial court erred in denying his oral request to withdraw his guilty plea, made subsequent to initial sentencing but prior to resentencing. We hold that appellant’s request for withdrawal must be examined under the post-sentencing standard of “manifest injustice,” and affirm the judgment of sentence.

The salient facts and procedural history of this case may be summarized as follows. On February 14,1991, appellant pled guilty to seven counts of robbery 1 and two counts of simple assault. 2 On May 22,1991, the trial court…