Commonwealth v. Smith

472 Pa. 492 (1977)

372 A.2d 797

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania

v.

Barry SMITH Appellant (two cases).

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Argued January 10, 1977.

Decided April 28, 1977.

Victor J. DiNubile, Jr., Philadelphia, for appellant.

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

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

NIX, Justice.

This appeal again raises the troublesome issue as to when an accused under the age of 18 years may effectively waive his…