Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 9/29/1983

Commonwealth v. Lesko

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467 A.2d 307
502 Pa. 511
1983 Pa. LEXIS 681

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allowing accused to withdraw guilty plea after imposition of sentence requires stricter standard to prevent defendants from using guilty plea as tool for previewing court’s sentence; such misuse does not occur when withdrawing guilty plea prior to sentencing
allowing accused to withdraw guilty plea after imposition of sentence requires stricter standard to prevent defendants from using guilty plea as tool for previewing court’s sentence; such misuse does not occur when withdrawing guilty plea prior to sentencing
“Our Supreme Court has established significantly different standards of proof for defendants who move to withdraw a guilty plea before sentencing and for those who move to withdraw a plea after sentencing.”

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Judges: Zappala, Roberts, Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, McDermott

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