Commonwealth v. Carl

I concur in the result solely in the interest of judicial economy. Commonwealth v. Johnson, 258 Pa.Super. 214, 392 A.2d 760 (1978); Commonwealth v. Turner, 255 Pa.Super. 506, 388 A.2d 343 (1978); Commonwealth v. Marzik, 255 Pa.Super. 500, 388 A.2d 340 (1978); are a mere sampling of the cases which have provided this court en banc with the opportunity to determine whether we should inquire, sua sponte, into the adequacy of the lower court’s instructions to the defendant on the proper procedure for withdrawal of a plea. Rather than clarifying the law on the issue, most of the cases resulted in…