Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. White

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 22, 1982No. 1419PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order dismissing Appellant’s petition to withdraw three guilty pleas. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Appellant pleaded guilty to a charge of Unauthorized Use of Automobiles and Other Vehicles.1 Subsequently, Appellant entered two additional guilty pleas to charges of Crimi*16nal Attempt2 and Escape.3 Appellant was sentenced on all three charges. Appellant filed neither post-sentence motions nor a direct appeal.

Nine months later, Appellant filed a petition under the Post Conviction Hearing Act4 (PCHA) to withdraw his guilty pleas alleging ineffective…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. Commonwealth v. IngramSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  3. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  4. Commonwealth v. FugmannSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
  5. Commonwealth v. StokesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. In Re the Personal Restraint of MontoyaWashington Supreme Court · 1987
  2. Commonwealth v. WarnerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
  3. Com. v. Savage, W.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
  4. Commonwealth v. AustinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006
  5. Commonwealth v. AustinSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2006

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