Commonwealth v. Johnson

OPINION OF THE COURT

EAGEN, Justice.

On September 12, 1972, the appellant, Jessie Ciscero Johnson, represented by counsel, entered a plea of guilty to murder generally. Following a degree of guilt hearing at which the district attorney certified to the court that the crime rose no higher than murder in the second degree, appellant was found guilty of that crime by the trial court and a sentence of five to twenty years was imposed. A direct appeal to this Court was taken from the judgment of sentence. 1 However, upon the appointment of new counsel, appellant petitioned for remand of the ease for…