Commonwealth v. McNeil

I agree with the majority that a party challenging a guilty plea on appeal must ordinarily file a motion to withdraw the plea in the court in which it was entered. Commonwealth v. Dowling, 482 Pa. 608, 394 A.2d 488 (1978); Commonwealth v. Lee, 460 Pa. 324, 333 A.2d 749 (1975). However, it is settled that appellate review of a challenge to a guilty plea will be afforded where, as here, the challenge is that counsel’s ineffectiveness contributed to entry of the plea. Commonwealth v. Unger, 494 Pa. 592, 432 A.2d 146 (1980); Commonwealth v. Ford, 484 Pa. 163, 398 A.2d 995 (1979); Commonwealth v.…