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COMMONWEALTH v. DeSANTIS

472 Pa. 258 (1977)

372 A.2d 410

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. James J. DeSANTIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 28, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold J. Bender, Public Defender, Erie, for appellant.

Robert H. Chase, Dist. Atty., Frank J. Scutella, Asst. Dist. Atty., Erie, for appellee.

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

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

Appellant appeals the dismissal of his Post-Conviction Hearing Act Petition.1 He challenges the validity of his plea of guilty to charges of burglary and larceny on the ground that his on-the-record guilty plea colloquy was inadequate under Pa.R.Crim.P. 319. Although this claim was cognizable on direct appeal, e.g., Commonwealth v. Hines, 461 Pa. 271,

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