Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Widmer

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 20, 2015No. 3018 EDA 2014PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

LAZARUS, J.:

George Wilson Widmer appeals the judgment of sentence entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County after he was convicted of burglary of a building not adapted for overnight accommodation, 1 criminal trespass, 2 possessing an instrument of crime, 3 theft by unlawful taking, 4 and criminal mischief. 5 Widmer challenges the trial court’s order permitting the Commonwealth to use his statements made during plea negotiations against him at trial. After .careful review, we affirm.

The trial court summarized the relevant facts as follows:

On March 21, 2014[,] during plea…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States v. MezzanattoSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. Commonwealth v. HoppertSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  3. Commonwealth v. OwensSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  4. Commonwealth v. ByrneSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  5. Commonwealth v. StutlerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2009

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  4. Com. v. Barnes, R.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  5. Com. v. Gerber, G.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017

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