Commonwealth v. Cute

HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellant contends that the lower court should have allowed him to withdraw his guilty plea nunc pro tunc because of a defective guilty plea colloquy. Specifically, he complains that the plea was not knowing, intelligent and voluntary because the lower court did not explain the elements of the crime of robbery.1 Because the court failed to explain *496the elements of the offense charged,2 we reverse the order of the lower court and remand for a new trial.

On February 6, 1976, appellant entered a plea of guilty to three indictments: No. 4985 October Term, 1975, charging robbery,…