Commonwealth v. Munson
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
WIEAND, Judge:
Shawn Munson entered a plea of guilty to a charge of participating in a corrupt organization in violation of 18 Pa. C.S. § 911. He was thereafter sentenced to serve a term of imprisonment for not less than eight (8) years nor more than twenty (20) years. Munson made no attempt to withdraw his plea of guilty, but he did file a motion for reconsideration of sentence. When this motion was denied, Munson filed this appeal in which he alleges that the sentence imposed was manifestly excessive. He also contends that his guilty plea counsel was constitutionally ineffective because: (1)…
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