Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Middleton
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 5, 1984No. 68 E.D. Appeal Docket 1983PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAPADAKOS, Justice.
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania appeals a Superior Court order affirming the Chester County Common Pleas Court’s grant of Donald Benjamin Middleton’s motion to withdraw his plea of guilty to criminal charges.
The facts underlying this appeal are as follows: Middleton was arrested and charged with criminal homicide, kidnapping, robbery, aggravated assault, simple assault, theft of a motor vehicle, unauthorized use of that motor vehicle, and receiving stolen property. On February 26, 1980, pursuant to a plea bargain agreement with the Commonwealth, Middleton entered…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. ShafferSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Commonwealth v. StarrSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth v. LeskoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Philadelphia Marine Trade Ass'n v. International Longshoremen's Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. MuntzSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Commonwealth v. MillerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
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