1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. Pa.Super.
  4. 253 Pa.Super.
  5. 253 Pa.Super. 209 (1978)
 

COM. v. WASHER

253 Pa.Super. 209 (1978)

384 A.2d 1305

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Robert WASHER, Appellant. COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. William WASHER, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 13, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan Ellis, State College, for appellants.

James E. Davis, District Attorney, Tunkhannock, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before WATKINS, President Judge, and JACOBS, HOFFMAN, CERCONE, PRICE, VAN der VOORT and SPAETH, JJ.

HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellants1 contend that their guilty pleas were not voluntarily and knowingly entered because (1) a printed questionnaire and information sheet may not supplement an on-the-record guilty plea colloquy and, (2) even if such forms may supplement a guilty plea colloquy, the record does not establish that appellants knew the essential elements of the right to jury trial. We agree with appellants' second contention and, consequently...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases