Nelson v. Commonwealth

Opinion

KEENAN, J.

Michael Nelson appeals the sentence imposed by the trial court pursuant to his plea of guilty to one count of possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute. The sole issue he raises on appeal is whether the trial court erred in modifying his sentence in a second hearing which took place fifteen minutes after the initial sentencing hearing ended. Because we find no error in the actions of the trial court, we affirm Nelson’s conviction.

Nelson entered a plea of guilty 1 on June 30, 1989, and the case was continued to August 8, 1989 for sentencing. At that time, the trial…