Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Phillips

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 31, 1988No. 1027, 1028, 1029, 1131, 1132, & 1138PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DEL SOLE, Judge:

Presented for our review are consolidated appeals from a Judgment of Sentence directing that Appellant be incarcerated for a period totaling 7V2-15 years and from an order denying Appellant’s motion to withdraw his guilty plea. On appeal Appellant contends that the court erred in imposing an excessive sentence and that the court improperly refused to permit him to withdraw a guilty plea which was not voluntarily or understandingly entered.

We will begin by examining Appellant’s challenge to the entry of his guilty plea. Listed for our consideration are numerous allegations…

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. TuladzieckiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Commonwealth v. SessomsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  3. Commonwealth v. KrumSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  4. Commonwealth v. FriesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  5. Commonwealth v. SamuelsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MyersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  2. Commonwealth v. McClendonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  3. Commonwealth v. NellomSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  4. Commonwealth v. MunsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  5. Commonwealth v. BuehlSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991

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