Commonwealth v. Morales

Opinion by

Mr. Justice O’Brien,

Appellant was indicted for the murders of two women in Berks County. His trial began on March 13, 1972, and on March 20,1972, at the end of the Commonwealth’s case, appellant, while represented by counsel, entered guilty pleas to both counts of murder. After a colloquy between appellant and the court, the pleas were accepted. On June 22, 1972, appellant was called for sentencing, at which time appellant stated that he was not guilty of the crimes charged and that he wished to withdraw his guilty plea. After taking testimony from appellant that because of language…