Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Egan

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 18, 1983No. 1591PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*75BROSKY, Judge:

This appeal is from judgment of sentence for robbery. Appellant árgues that he should be allowed to withdraw his guilty plea for three reasons: First, because his counsel informed him that he would receive a lesser sentence than the one he ultimately received. Second, because he was in a “poor mental condition” at the time the plea was made. Third, because he was coerced into making his guilty plea through the court’s refusal to grant a continuance to allow him to obtain new counsel. We find none of these arguments convincing and, accordingly, affirm.

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2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Morris v. SlappySupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Ungar v. SarafiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Commonwealth v. MeyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  5. Commonwealth v. KirklandSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. MyersSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  2. Commonwealth v. BellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  3. Commonwealth v. CappelliSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  4. Commonwealth v. ChewSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Commonwealth v. FlemingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984

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