Commonwealth v. Lee

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

Appellant, Goldie Lee, Jr., was arrested on November 1, 1970, and charged with the murder of Hazel Guisewhite. At arraignment, on December 28, 1970, appellant entered a plea of not guilty to the charge. Thereafter, appellant filed pretrial motions challenging the petit jury array and requesting a change of venue. *154Both motions were denied on January 12,1971; on that same date, appellant withdrew his plea of not guilty, and entered a plea of guilty, which was accepted by the court.1

On January 13, 1971, after an evidentiary hearing conducted pursuant to Bule 319A of…