Commonwealth v. Dicken

OPINION BY KLEIN, J.:

¶ 1 Jodie L. Dicken appeals from the judgment of sentence after entering an open guilty plea to number of drug offenses, 1 receiving a total sentence of 5-20 years in a state facility. Dicken filed a pre-sentence motion to withdraw her guilty plea, claiming that she should have been allowed to withdraw her plea because she is not guilty of the charges and because counsel coerced her into entering it. Because we agree with the trial court’s conclusion that the Commonwealth would be “substantially prejudiced” in bringing the case to trial if Dicken were permitted to…