explaining Section 6503 constitutes penalty enhancing recidivist provision; defendant must be made aware of potential application of recidivist provision before entering guilty plea, pursuant to Reagan, supra; but declining to apply Reagan where defendant's sentence under Section 6503 arose following a trial conviction, not after a guilty plea
Summary of this case from Com. v. Eisaman1994
explaining Section 6503 constitutes penalty enhancing recidivist provision; defendant must be made aware of potential application of recidivist provision before entering guilty plea, pursuant to Reagan, supra; but declining to apply Reagan where defendant's sentence under Section 6503 arose following a trial conviction, not after a guilty plea
Summary of this case from Com. v. EisamanFull title:PETITIONS FOR ALLOWANCE OF APPEAL
Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Date published: Jan 1, 1994
A statute is generally applied prospectively. Sanders v.Loomis Armored, Inc., 418 Pa. Super. 375, 379, 614…
Lykins v. W.C.A.BVested rights are irrevocable and unalterable. Sanders v. Loomis Armored, Inc., 418 Pa. Super. 375, 614 A.2d…