COMMONWEALTH v. HUNTER


468 Pa. 7 (1976)

359 A.2d 785

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. John Louis HUNTER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 6, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony S. Federico, Harrisburg, for appellant.

Marion E. MacIntyre, Second Asst. Dist. Atty., Harrisburg, for appellee.

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


OPINION

PER CURIAM.

Appellant pled guilty to a charge of voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to a prison term of six to twelve years. He appealed to this Court from a denial of his petition for post-conviction relief.*

An examination of the colloquy reveals that the trial judge failed to explain to appellant the nature and elements of the charges against him. Because this failure rendered the plea legally involuntary...

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