Commonwealth v. Pollard

How courts have described this case

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• holding that the defendant is not entitled to a withdrawal of his guilty plea by simply retracting or contradicting his statements made during the colloquy
• noting that “[a]n appellant’s failure to comply with Rule 2119(f) may be waived if the Commonwealth does not object to the defect.”
• observing that a defendant is bound by the statements he makes under oath at his plea hearing
• stating that “[t]he desire of an accused to benefit from a plea bargain is a strong indicator of the voluntariness of his plea.”
• stating that “[t]he desire of an accused to benefit from a plea bargain is a strong indicator of the voluntariness of his plea.”
• holding statements under oath confirming desire to plead guilty are binding

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