COMMONWEALTH v. PIERCE


462 Pa. 242 (1975)

340 A.2d 453

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Gregory Raphael PIERCE, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 7, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Zwanetz, Philadelphia, for appellant.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., Philadelphia, for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM:

On August 16, 1971, the appellant, Gregory Raphael Pierce, while represented by court-appointed counsel entered pleas of guilty in Philadelphia to a charge of murder; four charges of aggravated robbery; three charges of aggravated assault and battery; and, conspiracy. Following a hearing, the trial court found Pierce guilty of murder in the second degree and imposed a prison sentence...

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