Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Rush

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 1, 2008No. 71 EDA 2008PublishedCited by 123 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

COLVILLE, J.:

¶ 1 On this direct appeal from judgment of sentence, Appellant contends his guilty pleas were involuntary because he was not advised, prior to pleading, that he was subject to mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment for drug trafficking. He also contends the mandatory minima imposed on him constitute an illegal sentence. As an alternative to each of the foregoing claims, Appellant seeks permission to appeal the discretionary aspects of his sentence. We affirm.

Facts

¶ 2 After pleading guilty, Appellant was sentenced on six counts of possessing a controlled substance with…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WrecksSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  2. Commonwealth v. HardySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  3. Commonwealth v. ThurSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  4. Commonwealth v. ShifflerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  5. Commonwealth v. JonesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007

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3Cited by123 opinions

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  5. Commonwealth v. FosterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011

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