Commonwealth v. Brobst

I would reverse on the basis of Judge Wieand’s dissent in Superior Court, 303 Pa.Super. 161, 449 A.2d 626. In addition, I note that this appellee not only had counsel in Superior Court who argued the very issue of lack of knowledge of the potential sentence, but now has had the sentence imposed and therefore must be aware of what he faces. Nevertheless, he permitted his counsel to withdraw, and chose to appear pro se in this Court, declining the opportunity to have counsel’s assistance. Moreover, he has ignored notices of pending argument here and failed to file a brief or appear at oral…