Prater v. Commonwealth
Annotate this CaseAppellant entered a guilty plea to manufacturing methamphetamine, first-degree possession of a controlled substance, and promoting contraband. On appeal, Appellant argued that the trial court erred by not allowing him to withdraw his guilty plea. The Supreme Court affirmed the circuit court’s denial of Appellant’s motion to withdraw guilty plea, holding (1) the trial court’s decision was not arbitrary, unreasonable, unfair, or unsupported by sound legal principles; and (2) the trial court’s decision to release the Commonwealth from its recommended conditional penalty and to allow the prosecution to recommend the maximum sentence instead did not amount to a rejection of the plea agreement.
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