Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Braxton

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 19, 1991No. 1708PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIEAND, Judge:

On July 13, 1990, Alfonso Purcell Braxton entered a plea of guilty to three counts of robbery and three counts of criminal conspiracy. He was sentenced on October 2, 1990 to serve consecutive terms of imprisonment for not less than five (5) years nor more than twenty (20) years on each of the three counts of robbery. 1 Thereafter, a pro se motion to withdraw the plea of guilty was filed by Braxton and denied by the trial court. On direct appeal from the judgment of sentence, Braxton asserts that his guilty plea was unknowingly entered because he was not informed by the court…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  3. Commonwealth v. IngramSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  4. Commonwealth v. PursellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Commonwealth v. DurstSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. PersingerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  2. Commonwealth v. MunsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. Commonwealth v. HolbrookSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  4. Commonwealth v. BauerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  5. Com. v. Martinez, R.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017

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