Commonwealth v. Norton, M. - No. (Granted) (petitions for allowance of appeal)

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M.D. Appeal Dkt. 53 2017 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE DISTRICT COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, Respondent v. MICHAEL NORTON, Petitioner : No. 262 MAL 2017 : : : Petition for Allowance of Appeal from : the Order of the Superior Court : : : : : : 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?

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