COMMONWEALTH v. SPITLER


217 Pa.Super. 170 (1970)

Commonwealth v. Spitler, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

September 18, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph W.D. Levan, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Grant E. Wesner, Assistant District Attorney, with him Robert L. Van Hoove, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before WRIGHT, P.J., WATKINS, MONTGOMERY, JACOBS, HOFFMAN, SPAULDING, and CERCONE, JJ.


OPINION BY HOFFMAN, J., September 18, 1970:

Appellant alleges that his guilty plea was induced by certain misrepresentations made to appellant by his court-appointed attorney and the District Attorney. Although this claim presents a question of fact, no evidentiary hearing has been held on this issue. On the state of the record, we cannot make any decision at this time. Cf. Commonwealth v. Jones, 438 Pa. 86, 263 A.2d 360 (1970...

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