Pursley v. Commonwealth
Annotate this CaseAppellant waived his right to indictment by a grand jury and agreed to enter a guilty plea based upon an information filed by the Commonwealth charging him with four counts of second degree burglary. Before Appellant formally entered his guilty plea to the original charges, further negotiations took place, resulting in a different plea agreement, under which the Commonwealth agreed to amend each count of second degree burglary to third degree burglary. Appellant was subsequently convicted of four counts of third degree burglary and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment on each count, to be served consecutively. Appellant appealed, arguing that the circuit court lost jurisdiction to adjudicate his case when the original charges were amended. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that Appellant provided no persuasive basis to invalidate the circuit court’s judgment and to revert to the original plea agreement.
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