Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Rosario

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 30, 1994PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ROWLEY, President Judge:

In this appeal by Agustín Rosario, we consider, inter alia, whether 18 Pa.C.S. § 110 barred appellant’s prosecution on murder and conspiracy charges where, pursuant to a plea bargain, the Commonwealth agreed to nol pros those charges in exchange for appellant’s guilty plea to a charge of hindering apprehension or prosecution, and the trial judge, who had accepted the guilty plea but who had not yet imposed sentence, sua sponte directed that the plea be withdrawn. The trial court directed the withdrawal of the plea because the presentence report, subsequently received…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. Kercheval v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
  4. Commonwealth v. SullivanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. Commonwealth v. ForbesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MannionSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  2. Commonwealth v. ClarkSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  3. State v. BurgessSupreme Court of Iowa · 2001
  4. Commonwealth v. BuschSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  5. Commonwealth v. StewartSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999

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