Commonwealth v. Egan
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
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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