Commonwealth v. Ford

OPINION OF THE COURT

O’BRIEN, Justice.

Appellant, Wayne Ford, a/k/a Levan Spann, pleaded guilty to murder of the third degree in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia on December 4, 1975. He was *165sentenced to eight to twenty years in prison. He appeals the judgment of sentence on the basis that the guilty plea was invalid.

Appellant contends that he pleaded guilty without being adequately informed of his rights in the colloquy. He did not petition the trial court for withdrawal of his plea, which was not in accordance with proper procedure. If the validity of a guiity plea is at issue, a…