Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Pelzer

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 23, 1983No. 578PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BECK, Judge:

Reginald Pelzer raises two issues in this appeal: that he was denied a speedy revocation of probation hearing in violation of Pa.R.Crim.P. 1409 1 and that his guilty plea should be withdrawn because the lower court failed to inform him of the range of possible sentences at the time of the plea colloquy. We find the first issue without merit and the second issue waived. Accordingly, we affirm the order of the court below.

The facts giving rise to this appeal go back to June 1973 when Pelzer was arrested and charged with two counts of burglary and related offenses. In February 1974…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. IngramSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  2. Commonwealth v. ChumleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Commonwealth v. WhiteSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
  4. Commonwealth v. UngerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  5. Commonwealth v. JonesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ReichleSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  2. Commonwealth v. ClarkSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  3. Commonwealth v. BischofSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  4. Commonwealth v. DickensSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  5. Com. v. Branch, L.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018

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