Commonwealth v. Schork

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

This is a companion case to Commonwealth v. Minor, 467 Pa.-, 356 A.2d 346 (1975).

Appellee was arrested and indicted on four bills, each charging burglary, larceny and receiving stolen goods. He pled guilty to three of these bills.

On appeal to the Superior Court appellee argued that his guilty pleas were not knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily entered because the elements of the charges to which he pled guilty were not explained to him. The Superior Court, in an unanimous opinion which relied on *250pre-Ingram1 law,2 agreed, and reversed his conviction,…