COMMONWEALTH v. BANKS


465 Pa. 387 (1976)

350 A.2d 819

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. James Alfred BANKS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided January 29, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph C. Santaguida, Philadelphia, for appellant.

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

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

Appellant James Alfred Banks was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter after a non-jury trial. Judgment of sentence of two to ten years imprisonment was imposed.

On this direct appeal appellant contends, through new counsel, that he did not make a knowing, voluntary and intelligent waiver of his right to trial by jury. He claims that the waiver was invalid because the...

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