Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Coles

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 24, 1987No. 2262PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TAMILIA, Judge:

The Commonwealth appeals from the denial of its motion to vacate appellee’s sentence as-modified following a hearing on appellee’s motion to reconsider.

Appellee was charged with several theft offenses under three separate criminal informations; each was accompanied by a charge of conspiracy. On July 8,1986, he entered voluntary guilty pleas to the crimes of criminal attempt-burglary, two charges of retail theft and two charges of criminal conspiracy. As part of the plea negotiations, the Commonwealth recommended a sentence of incarceration of not less than two and one-half…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ForbesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Commonwealth v. AlvaradoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  3. Commonwealth ex rel. Kerekes v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  4. Commonwealth v. KnightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  5. Commonwealth v. MoyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982

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3Cited by57 opinions

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