Commonwealth v. Rivera

CERCONE, Judge:

This is a direct appeal from the judgment of sentence entered after appellant, Michael Rivera, entered an open guilty plea to third degree murder,1 aggravated assault,2 criminal conspiracy,3 possession of an instrument *1016of crime generally,4 and carrying firearms on a public street or public property in Philadelphia.5 We deny permission to appeal.

The trial court has aptly summarized the facts underlying this appeal in the following manner:

The defendant’s plea stems from his involvement in the shooting death of Susan Largiolli on October 4, 1991. The defendant, along with…