Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Sheffield

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 5, 1982No. 3175PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellant contends that his guilty plea counsel was ineffective. The present record, however, is insufficient to permit a determination of the merits of appellant’s contentions and therefore, we must remand the matter for an evidentiary hearing.

On September 14, 1981, appellant entered counselled guilty pleas to rape, kidnapping, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory rape, aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person, unlawful restraint, false imprisonment and terroristic threats arising out of a three-and-one-half hour assault upon a thirteen-year-old…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  2. Commonwealth v. WalkerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  3. Commonwealth v. CrockerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Commonwealth v. BelgraveSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  5. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  2. Commonwealth v. RuffinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
  3. Commonwealth v. DarrasSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  4. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985

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