Commonwealth v. Lynch

Opinion by

Jacobs, J.,

The issue involved here is the right of a criminal defendant to withdraw his plea of guilty before sentence.

*174The appellant was charged with assault and battery, aggravated assault and battery, assault and battery by cutting and conspiracy. On August 8, 1966, while represented by Isaac Pepp, Esq., he plead guilty to the assault and battery charge, and at the same time the assistant district attorney asked permission to nol. pros, the other three charges and recommended to President Judge Joseph Sloane, who was hearing the case, that a sentence of six months to one year be…