Commonwealth v. White

As the majority notes, appellant challenges the validity of his guilty plea on two grounds: first, that the trial court did *29not inform him that the jurors would be chosen from the community and would be his peers; and second, that the trial court did not inform him that a jury consists of twelve persons. I agree that Commonwealth v. Fortune, 289 Pa.Superior Ct. 278, 433 A.2d 65 (1981), supports the majority’s rejection of the first ground. However, I am unable to agree with the majority’s rejection of the second ground.

In Commonwealth v. Williams, 454 Pa. 368, 312 A.2d 597 (1973), the Supreme…