Commonwealth v. Root

OPINION BY STRASSBURGER, J.:

Brian Keith Root (Appellant) appeals from the May 30, 2017 order that dismissed his petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541 - 9546. We reverse and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

Appellant was charged with numerous crimes related to a sexually-violent incident 1 with his then-paramour in November 2014. On May 13, 2015, Appellant and the Commonwealth presented the trial court with a negotiated plea agreement: Appellant agreed to plead guilty to four counts with the remaining counts nol prossed . N.T.,…