Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Heeman

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 3, 1978No. 1310PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRICE, Judge:

Appellant pleaded guilty to charges of corruption of a minor1 and criminal conspiracy2 on December 2, 1976. Following sentencing, appellant filed a direct appeal to this court challenging the voluntariness of his plea and the adequacy of the colloquy.

*81Appellant entered his guilty plea well after our decision in Commonwealth v. Roberts, 237 Pa.Super. 336, 352 A.2d 140 (1975). Appellant failed, however, to comport with the Roberts mandate that prior to attacking a guilty plea on appeal, one must petition the lower court for permission to withdraw the plea. Appellant has asserted no…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. RobertsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
  2. Commonwealth v. HughesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. CastnerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  2. Commonwealth v. HeemanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  3. Commonwealth v. CarlSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  4. Commonwealth v. CarlSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Commonwealth v. HeemanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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