Commonwealth v. Green

Opinion by

Cercone, J.,

On February 19, 1974, appellant pleaded guilty to charges of burglary and larceny. He was sentenced and no direct appeal was taken. While serving his sentence appellant filed a petition pursuant to the Post Conviction Hearing Act.1 The PCHA court denied appellant a hearing stating that there was no merit whatsoever in the appellant’s PCHA petition.2 The appellant is now appealing the decision on the PCHA petition.

Appellant’s primary claim is that the on-the-record colloquy which preceded the court’s acceptance of his guilty plea did not disclose that the elements of the…