2016 Pa. Super. 308 - Commonwealth v. Kpou’s Empirical Analysis
2016
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
November 2018
most recently cited
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth v. Forbes · Commonwealth v. Starr · Commonwealth, Aplt. v. Carrasquillo, J. · Commonwealth v. Santos · Commonwealth v. Walker
Most-quoted passages
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“At any time before the imposition of sentence, the court may, in its discretion, permit, upon motion of the defendant, or direct, sua sponte , the withdrawal of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere and the substitution of a plea of not guilty.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“Although there is no absolute right to withdraw a guilty plea, properly received by the trial court, it is clear that a request made before sentencing should be liberally allowed.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“In determining whether to grant a presentence motion for withdrawal of a guilty plea, the test to be applied by the trial courts is fairness and justice.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.