UNITED STATES v. JERRY

No. 72-1528.

487 F.2d 600 (1973)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Bernard JERRY, Appellant, and Edgar Saunders.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Final Briefing September 12, 1973.

Decided November 16, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis P. Massco, Bowser & Massco, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant.

Richard L. Thornburgh, U.S. Atty., Pittsburgh, Pa., Jay C. Waldman, Kathleen Kelly Curtin, Asst. U.S. Attys., Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellee.

James A. Strazzella, Philadelphia, Pa., Curtis R. Reitz, Philadelphia, Pa., of counsel, amici curiae.

Before BIGGS, KALODNER and ADAMS, Circuit Judges.


Submitted under Third Circuit Rule 12(6) November 30, 1972.

OPINION OF THE COURT

BIGGS, Senior Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment of conviction, based on a plea of guilty. The appellant Jerry has raised questions concerning the propriety of the trial judge's acceptance of his guilty plea and a subsequent refusal to allow the plea to be withdrawn. Because of peculiar procedural occurrences below, this court appointed Amicus Curiae to brief...

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