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COMMONWEALTH v. ALSTON

473 Pa. 40 (1977)

373 A.2d 741

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Ernest ALSTON, Jr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 3, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard S. Wissow, Philadelphia, for appellant.

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

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

In this appeal1 from the denial of postconviction relief, appellant contends that his plea of guilty entered in 1965 on an indictment charging murder generally was not knowingly and voluntarily entered. We do not agree and affirm the hearing court's order denying appellant's petition.

Appellant and four other youths were indicted on charges arising out of the April 18, 1964 robbery...

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