COM. v. POLLARD


288 Pa.Super. 20 (1981)

430 A.2d 1192

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Marcus POLLARD, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed June 12, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Robert Levant, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Eric Beller, Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before CERCONE, President Judge, and WICKERSHAM and BROSKY, JJ.


BROSKY, Judge:

Appellant was convicted of robbery, theft, simple assault, aggravated assault and criminal conspiracy. He was tried without a jury, having waived his right to jury trial. Appellant was represented by counsel. He now argues that his waiver was not a knowing and intelligent one because the meaning of the term "reasonable doubt" was not explained to him during the jury waiver colloquy. We affirm the judgment.

To have made a knowledgeable waiver...

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