Commonwealth v. Muhammad

¶ 1 This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence entered by the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County on October 14, 1999, following Appellant’s plea of guilty to charges of aggravated assault, 1 burglary, 2 and criminal conspiracy, 3 and a plea of nolo contendere to possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance. 4 Herein, he contends that the trial court abused its discretion in failing to allow him to withdraw his guilty plea. We affirm.

¶2 On December 10, 1998, Appellant and Abdul Salaam, co-defendant and brother of Appellant, brutally kicked and beat Ms. Camella Rainey…