Commonwealth v. Gunter

OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

ZAPPALA, Justice.

We granted allocatur to address two issues first, whether the lower courts applied the correct standard in considering Appellant’s petition to withdraw a plea; second, whether the lower courts erred in denying that petition to withdraw the plea. For the following reasons, we reverse the order of the Superior Court and remand for further proceedings in the common pleas court.

The facts relevant to this appeal are as follows. On May 5, 1997, Appellant was arrested and charged with various violations of the Crimes Code. On May 14, 1997,…