COMMONWEALTH v. DeSHIELDS


218 Pa.Super. 351 (1971)

Commonwealth v. DeShields, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

June 22, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrea C. Levin and John W. Packel, Assistant Defenders, and Vincent J. Ziccardi, Defender, for appellant.

Milton M. Stein, Assistant District Attorney, James D. Crawford, Deputy District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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


OPINION BY JACOBS, J., June 22, 1971:

Appellant was indicted on charges of larceny of a motor vehicle and receiving stolen goods. He pleaded not guilty, waived a jury trial, and proceeded to trial on January 19, 1966. During direct examination of the Commonwealth's second witness, appellant's counsel told the court that, although he had not yet convinced his client, he thought there would be a change of plea. The trial record then notes that appellant, upon

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