Court Opinion

ID: 9695868
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-25 18:30:33.936673+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T12:16:02.371530
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SPAETH, Judge,
dissenting:
I agree with the majority’s statement that “a plea of ‘nolo contendere’ is to be treated the same as a guilty plea.” Majority opinion at p. 523. In my view it follows that cases involving pleas of nolo contendere are controlled by the rule of Commonwealth v. Roberts, 237 Pa.Super. 336, 352 A.2d 140 (1975). See my dissent in Commonwealth v. McCusker, 245 Pa.Super. 402, 369 A.2d 465 (1977). I would therefore remand to permit appellant to file a petition to withdraw his plea of nolo contendere.