COMMONWEALTH v. HOOKS


220 Pa.Super. 258 (1971)

Commonwealth v. Hooks, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

September 30, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John W. Packel, Assistant Defender, with him Barbara Bailey, Assistant Defender, and Vincent J. Ziccardi, Defender, for appellant.

Milton M. Stein, Assistant District Attorney, with him James T. Ranney, Assistant District Attorney, James D. Crawford, Deputy District Attorney, Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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


OPINION PER CURIAM, September 30, 1971:

Judgment of sentence affirmed.

DISSENTING OPINION BY HOFFMAN, J.:

The sole substantial issue in this case is whether appellant knowingly and intelligently waived his right to a jury trial in accordance with Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 1101.

Immediately before trial, appellant at the bar of the court engaged in the following colloquy with defense counsel and the court: "Q. Mr. Hooks, you have...

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