Opinion
No. 262 MAL 2017
09-19-2017
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent v. Michael NORTON, Petitioner
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
AND NOW, this 19th day of September, 2017, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue presented by Petitioner and rephrased for clarity is:
Whether a defendant's assertion of innocence based on the sufficiency of the evidence and his inability to reconcile entering a plea when he maintained his innocence well before the time of his sentencing and when the Commonwealth made no argument of prejudice, is sufficient to establish a fair and just reason for withdrawing his plea of nolo contendere?