Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Carl

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided June 15, 1979No. 1506PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*158SPAETH, Judge:

Appellant pleaded guilty to one count of indecent assault1 and was sentenced to 9 to 23 months in prison. On this appeal appellant argues that his guilty plea was not intelligent and voluntary, and that the colloquy conducted by the lower court was defective.

The plea was entered on January 4, 1978. On March 28, appellant filed a petition to withdraw the plea, claiming that it had been entered as a result of undue pressure by the Commonwealth, and that he did not have the resources necessary to present an adequate defense. A hearing was held on this petition and it was denied on…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Commonwealth v. RobertsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Commonwealth v. WillisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Commonwealth v. ChumleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  5. Commonwealth v. JohnsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Hankins v. FulcomerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
  2. Commonwealth v. CookeSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  3. Commonwealth v. RenoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  4. Hankins v. FulcomerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
  5. Commonwealth v. CarlSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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