Post-Conviction Relief • Ineffective Assistance of Counsel • Sentencing
Commonwealth v. Suggs, PICS Case No. 17-1037 (C.P. Lycoming Jun. 28, 2017) Lovecchio, J. (8 pages).
Trial counsel was not ineffective in failing to explain the elements of crimes to defendant, because defendant admitted in a written colloquy that he understood the elements, and the court also explained the elements to defendant prior to accepting his guilty plea. Defendant’s sentence was within the guidelines.
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