Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Williams
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided August 17, 1984No. 2165PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MONTEMURO, Judge:
Appellant contends that the trial court erred in denying his petition to withdraw his guilty plea after the Assistant District Attorney in charge of the case breached the terms of the negotiated plea.
The facts are not in dispute. The Commonwealth charged appellant with attempted murder, 1 criminal conspiracy, 2 aggravated assault, 3 carrying firearms, 4 possession of an instrument of crime, 5 recklessly endangering another person, 6 terroristic threats 7 and simple assault. 8
After negotiations, the appellant agreed to plead guilty to the charges of aggravated assault and…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Santobello v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Commonwealth v. RigginsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. ZuberSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- United States v. Lawrence J. BlockCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. Ronald MillerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Commonwealth v. ColesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Commonwealth v. KrohSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1995
- Commonwealth v. FruehanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Commonwealth v. PorrecaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
- Commonwealth v. MartinezSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
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