Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Randolph

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 29, 1998No. 20 E.D. Appeal Docket 1997PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

Appellant, George Randolph, appeals the order of the Superior Court affirming the trial court’s decision denying his request to withdraw his guilty pleas prior to sentencing. For the reasons that follow, we reverse.

Appellant was arrested on April 19, 1994, in the vicinity of a recent burglary. He confessed to police regarding his participation in various burglaries. Three days later, while in police custody, Appellant agreed to drive with police officers to identify homes he had burglarized.

Appellant was subsequently charged with thirteen counts of burglary, one count…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ForbesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  2. Commonwealth v. StarrSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
  3. Commonwealth v. MuntzSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
  4. Commonwealth v. TurianoSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992

3Cited by55 opinions

  1. Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Carrasquillo, J.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  2. Commonwealth v. GunterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  3. Commonwealth v. ShafferSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  4. Commonwealth v. FlickSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  5. Commonwealth v. HaywardSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000

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