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Com. v. Williams

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jul 2, 1981
430 A.2d 1159 (Pa. 1981)

Opinion

Submitted January 19, 1981.

Decided July 2, 1981.

Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division, Criminal Section, Philadelphia County, No. 2341, December Term, 1975, Edward J. Blake, J.

John Paul Curran, Philadelphia (Court-appointed), for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Maureen Brennan, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before O'BRIEN, C. J. and ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY and KAUFFMAN, JJ.


OPINION


After confessing to the fatal stabbing of Dorothy Lane, appellant pleaded guilty to murder of the third degree and was sentenced to ten to twenty years imprisonment. Appellant collaterally attacked his guilty plea in a PCHA proceeding but was denied relief. This appeal followed. Appellant claims his confession was involuntary and that the existence of the involuntary confession caused appellant to plead guilty. Thus, appellant concludes that his guilty plea was involuntary and should be set aside.

After reviewing the record, we find appellant's claim to be without merit. Consequently, the judgment of the PCHA court, denying relief, is affirmed.

This case was assigned to the writer on March 2, 1981.

ROBERTS, J., concurred in the result.


Summaries of

Com. v. Williams

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jul 2, 1981
430 A.2d 1159 (Pa. 1981)
Case details for

Com. v. Williams

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. John WILLIAMS, a/k/a Johnny Dollar…

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Jul 2, 1981

Citations

430 A.2d 1159 (Pa. 1981)
430 A.2d 1159