Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Superior Court - COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA v. MICHAEL RUSH

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA v. MICHAEL RUSH
No. 71 EDA 2008 2008 PA Super 236 Atlantic: 959 A.2d 945 Petition for Reargument Denied 12/1/2008 Filed: 10/1/2008

Appeal from the Judgment of Sentence of December 4, 2007, in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County,
Criminal Division at Nos. CP-51-CR-0011027-2007,
CP-51-CR-0011086-2007, CP-51-CR-0012483-2007,
CP-51-CR-0013139-2007, CP-51-CR-0408071-2004,
CP-51-CR-0500591-2006
Before: MUSMANNO, BENDER and COLVILLE*, JJ.
Opinion by: COLVILLE, J.
Concurring and Dissenting Opinion Opinion by: BENDER, J.
On this direct appeal from judgment of sentence, Appellant contends his guilty pleas were involuntary because he was not advised, prior to pleading, that he was subject to mandatory minimum terms of imprisonment for drug trafficking. He also contends the mandatory minima imposed on him constitute an illegal sentence. As an alternative to each of the foregoing claims, Appellant seeks permission to appeal the discretionary aspects of his sentence. We affirm
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