COM. v. FLANAGAN


854 A.2d 489 (2004)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant v. Dennis FLANAGAN, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 23, 2004.

Reargument Denied September 28, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen Ann Diaz, Doylestown, Diane E. Gibbons, Stephen B. Harris, Warrington, for the Com. of PA.

Randall L. Miller, Langhorne, for Dennis Flanagan.

BEFORE: CAPPY, C.J., CASTILLE, NIGRO, NEWMAN, SAYLOR, EAKIN and BAER, JJ.


OPINION

Justice SAYLOR.

In this appeal, the Commonwealth challenges the Superior Court's conclusion that a post-conviction court properly authorized a withdrawal of guilty pleas grounded on the absence from the plea colloquy of any discussion of the factual basis supporting the pleas.

On July 1, 1981, the victim, James Redman, was robbed, beaten, and killed. Ten days later, police arrested appellee, Dennis Flanagan, and George Yacob, based...

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