Commonwealth v. Dickerson

HOFFMAN, Judge:

This appeal is from the judgment of sentence imposed following appellant’s guilty plea to charges of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and possessing instruments of crime. Appellant contends that the sentence imposed was an abuse of discretion because it was harsh and excessive under the circumstances. In addition, he contends that sentencing counsel was ineffective for failing to (1) object to the imposition of a mandatory sentence pursuant to 42 Pa. C.S.A. § 9714, and (2) object to the prosecutor’s erroneous computation of the sentencing guideline ranges. For the…