Commonwealth v. Martin

On January 21, 1982, appellant pleaded guilty to attempted rape 1 and criminal conspiracy 2 arising out of an incident that occurred on September 26, 1981. Appellant also pleaded guilty to rape 3 and conspiracy 4 from a separate incident that occurred on November 28, 1981, while appellant was free on bail from his earlier offense. Appellant was sentenced to a five-to-ten year term of incarceration. On this direct appeal, appellant contends that the sentence imposed was manifestly excessive and that the trial judge abused his discretion by improperly considering proposed sentencing guidelines…