Commonwealth v. Ohlinger

HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellant alleges trial counsel's ineffectiveness and sentencing error. Because we find that the lower court erred in imposing a minimum sentence under the Youth Offenders Act, we vacate the judgment of sentence and remand for resentencing.

On September 16, 1981, appellant was arrested and charged with arson, burglary, criminal trespass, and criminal mischief. A plea bargain was negotiated whereby appellant would plead guilty to the first two charges, make restitution, and continue his association with the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation in exchange for two ten-year…