Commonwealth v. Frey’s Empirical Analysis

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3 federal appellate · 23 state decisions

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1. “[I]t simply may not always be possible to conduct traditional sufficiency review relative to the underlying conviction in the plea cases. Accordingly, in such cases it should be appropriate to center the obligatory review on the factual basis for the plea as developed during the course of the plea colloquy, in line with the general approach for reviewing pleas to other offenses, see generally Commonwealth v. Hines [ 496 Pa. 555 ], 437 A.2d 1180 (Pa.1981).”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. Commonwealth v. Bryant · Commonwealth v. Ballard