Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Hayes
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided June 7, 1975No. 44PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
POMEROY, Justice.
Appellant, Lester Hayes, having been charged with murder, pleaded guilty to murder generally in the court of common pleas. After an extensive colloquy conducted, pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 319, 19 P.S. Appendix, to determine the voluntariness of the plea, the plea was accepted by the trial court. During the course of this on-the-record examination, appellant, his court-appointed counsel, and the assistant District Attorney informed the court that the Commonwealth had agreed, in exchange for Hayes’ plea of guilty, to certify that the offense rose no higher…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Commonwealth v. DancerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. ForbesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth v. StarrSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth v. WaltersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MirandaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
- State v. OlishWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1980
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- Commonwealth v. DorianSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
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