Commonwealth v. Myers

WIEAND, Judge.

On November 15, 1991, Ernest Myers, Jr. entered a negotiated plea of guilty to a charge of rape, in return for which the Commonwealth agreed to nol pros other charges and recommend a sentence of imprisonment for not less than three (3) years and not more than six (6) years. 1 The plea was accepted after an extensive colloquy, and Myers was sentenced the same day in accordance with the plea agreement. On November 22, 1991, however, Myers filed a petition to withdraw his guilty plea, alleging that he was innocent of the rape charge and that his plea had been involuntarily entered…