Commonwealth v. Cappelli
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
CAVANAUGH, Judge:
Appellant, Gerald L. Cappelli, seeks to set aside his judgment of sentence on the grounds that (1) the trial court erred in refusing his motion to reconsider sentence and withdraw his guilty plea without a hearing; (2) he was denied effective assistance of counsel; (3) the lower court erred in not assigning sufficient and adequate reasons for the sentence imposed; and, (4) the sentence imposed was manifestly excessive. We find no merit to any of these contentions and, therefore, affirm.
We may consider the first and second claims together since they are related. It is claimed…
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