Commonwealth v. Hutchins

BECK, Judge:

In this appeal we review the standard for permitting a defendant to withdraw his guilty plea prior to sentencing. Appellant asserts that the trial court erred in denying his petition to withdraw his plea. He also challenges the propriety of his sentence. We affirm.

Appellant committed a vicious and brutal attack on a woman at a train station in Lansdale, Montgomery County by stabbing her over thirteen times in the face, head, neck, chest and extremities. He approached her from behind, grabbed her purse and began slashing her, causing severe injuries and tremendous blood loss.…