Commonwealth v. Copper

WIEAND, Judge:

Ronald Copper entered pleas of guilty to two counts of corrupting a minor, and Debbie Copper entered a plea of guilty to one count of corrupting a minor. 1 Ronald was placed on probation for three years, and Debbie was placed on probation for one year. Thereafter they applied to the trial court to withdraw their guilty pleas, and a hearing was held. When their requests were denied, they appealed. Their appeals were consolidated for purposes of argument.

Ronald Copper had been charged initially with both statutory rape and corrupting a minor by giving alcoholic beverages to a…