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· 8/3/2009

Commonwealth v. Broaden

Citations

  • 980 A.2d 124
  • 2009 Pa. Super. 153
  • 2009 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2271
  • 2009 WL 2365574

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that courts discourage utilizing guilty pleas as a sentence-testing device
  • stating post-sentence motions for withdrawal of a guilty plea, unlike pre-sentence motions for withdrawal, “are subject to high[] scrutiny since courts strive to discourage entry of guilty pleas as sentence-testing devices.” (citation omitted)

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Judges: Popovich, Freedberg

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