Commonwealth v. Young

POPOVICH, Judge:

The Commonwealth appeals from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Berks County granting the post-conviction relief petition of appellee, Mark Eric Young, and permitting him to withdraw his guilty plea to indecent assault, 18 Pa.C.S. § 3126(a)(4). For the reasons set forth below, we reverse the decision of the court below and reinstate appellee’s judgment of sentence.

Herein, the Commonwealth argues that appellee is not entitled to post-conviction relief because he has waived his challenge to the validity of his plea. Further, the Commonwealth asserts that appellee has…