Commonwealth v. Jackson

CERCONE, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order denying appellant’s motion to withdraw his plea of nolo contendere after imposition of sentence. 1 For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

Appellant, Curtis G. Jackson, pled no contest to charges of rape, 2 unlawful restraint 3 and possessing an instrument of crime 4 in connection with an incident that occurred on April 4, 1987. On that date, a woman was abducted and raped at knifepoint in the back seat of a rental automobile. The victim identified appellant as the perpetrator of these crimes. After accepting appellant’s plea, the lower court…