COMMONWEALTH v. HOWARD


225 Pa.Super. 115 (1973)

Commonwealth v. Howard, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

September 19, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur S. Kafrissen, for appellant.

Joseph C. Murray, James T. Ranney and Milton M. Stein, Assistant District Attorneys, Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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


OPINION BY HOFFMAN, J., September 19, 1973:

Appellant contends that his guilty plea was involuntarily and unintelligently made for it was tendered with the expectation of a negotiated, reduced sentence.

On July 30, 1968, the appellant entered the Shirt Shack, a business establishment located at 222 South 11th Street in Philadelphia. He assaulted and robbed the owner of the store. During the course of the robbery, the owner set off a silent burglar alarm. The...

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