Commonwealth v. Jefferson

TODD, J.:

¶ 1 Lawrence Jefferson appeals the May 13, 1999 Judgment of Sentence of 12/6 to 25 years imprisonment imposed by the trial court following his plea of nolo con-tendere to charges that he raped and corrupted the morals of his nine-year-old daughter. We affirm.

¶ 2 On February 8, 1999, Jefferson pled nolo contendere to Rape 1 and Corruption of the Morals of a Minor. 2 Jefferson and the Commonwealth negotiated a plea whereby the Commonwealth agreed to recommend a sentence of three to twelve years incarceration, with credit for time served. The trial judge, the Honorable Renee Cardwell…