Commonwealth v. Porreca
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
KELLY, Judge:
Appellant, Walter Porreca, appeals from an order denying allowance to withdraw a guilty plea following imposition of a sentence which exceeded the non-binding sentencing recommendation made by the Commonwealth in accordance with the terms of a court approved plea agreement, as well as the sentence which appellant had previously been led to believe would be imposed under a written agreement with a deputy attorney general which had not been submitted for judicial approval under Pa.R.Crim.P. 319. We affirm.
The relevant facts and procedural history may be summarized as follows.…
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