COM. v. GARCIA

No. 2611 EDA 2009

5 A.3d 397 (2010)

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee v. Jeanette GARCIA, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed September 16, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Mincer , Milford, for appellant.

Sarah A. Lavelle , Asst. Dist. Atty., for Com., appellee.

BEFORE: BENDER, OTT and KELLY, JJ.


OPINION BY KELLY, J.:

Appellant, Jeanette Garcia, appeals from the judgment of sentence entered in the Pike County Court of Common Pleas following her guilty plea before the magisterial district court. This case presents a novel issue: what relief is available to a defendant who seeks to withdraw a guilty plea made in the magisterial district court after the relevant ten-day period of Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 550(D) has expired. We hold that a defendant...

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