Court Opinion

ID: 9707210
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 02:05:16.694361+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:22:29.159064
License: Public Domain

DEL SOLE, Judge,
concurring and dissenting:
I join in the result of the Majority Opinion insofar as it holds that a defendant is entitled to notice of the applicability of 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9718 prior to entering a guilty plea. However, I dissent from the portion of the Opinion in which it is held that the trial court’s refusal to permit Appellant to withdraw his plea of guilty after sentencing amounted to manifest injustice.
The record shows that shortly after the trial court and the defendant were apprised of the applicability of § 9718, but before sentencing, a recess was taken. (S.T. 10-11). Appellant had the opportunity during the recess to consult with counsel concerning the desirability of withdrawing his guilty plea. Appellant instead returned after the break and was once again advised of the controlling provisions of § 9718. However, Appellant made no efforts to withdraw his guilty plea. (S.T. 14-15). Based upon the totality of the circumstances surrounding the sentencing hearing, I would find that Appellant had sufficient notice of § 9718 and *505ample time in which to withdraw his plea before sentencing, and having not done that so he now cannot claim “manifest injustice”.