COMMONWEALTH v. KONTOS


442 Pa. 357 (1971)

Commonwealth v. Kontos, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

March 18, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. David Rothman, Assistant Public Defender, and George H. Ross, Public Defender, for appellant.

Carol Mary Los and Robert L. Campbell, Assistant District Attorneys, and Robert W. Duggan, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before BELL, C.J., JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS and POMEROY, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE POMEROY, March 18, 1971:

On March 14, 1966, one Hazel Deere, a 72 year old spinster, was murdered during the course of a robbery committed at her apartment. Shortly thereafter the appellant, Gus Kontos, was arrested and charged with the crime, to which he confessed. On October 3, 1966, Kontos, represented by private counsel, entered a plea of guilty to murder generally,1 and at a subsequently held degree of guilt...

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