Commonwealth v. Green

Dissenting Opinion by

Spaulding, J.:

I respectfully dissent.

Appellants, William Oliver G-reen, David Poteat, Michael Bell, Leroy Barnes, John O. Townsend, Reginald Anderson, Charles Lavender and Richard Clark, appeal from the orders of the Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County dismissing their post-conviction petitions after hearings. Appellants all contend that the guilty pleas upon which their convictions and sentences were based were not knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily entered and that they were denied effective assistance of counsel.

On the afternoon of October 5, 1968, Chester…