COMMONWEALTH v. VELEZ


455 Pa. 434 (1974)

Commonwealth v. Velez, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

March 25, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph C. Spaulding, for appellant.

Benjamin H. Levintow and David Richman, Assistant District Attorneys, Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE EAGEN, March 25, 1974:

Ruben Ramos Velez, while assisted by counsel entered a plea of guilty to murder generally. Contemporaneously, the court was informed a plea bargain had been negotiated by the district attorney's office and counsel for Velez with the appellant's knowledge and consent. In compliance with the agreement, the assistant district attorney then certified the offense rose no higher than...

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