Commonwealth v. Diaz

OPINION BY

KLEIN, J.:

¶ 1 Ronald Diaz appeals from the judgment of sentence entered against him in the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County on March 16, 2004 following his guilty plea to 43 counts of burglary, theft by unlawful taking and criminal trespass. 1 Diaz, currently 74 years old, pled guilty but mentally ill to the above charges and was sentenced to a total term of 12 to 24 years’ incarceration, consecutive to any other sentence he was currently serving. Diaz claims the trial court abused its discretion by failing to consider mitigating factors and by issuing a manifestly…