Commonwealth v. Henderson

Opinion by

Cercone, J.,

Elijah Henderson was found guilty by a jury of the charge of aggravated robbery and was sentenced to a term of not less than four nor more than eight years in prison. He now appeals to this court from that judgment of sentence.

He contends that error was committed when the Commonwealth was permitted at trial to cross-examine him on a guilty plea that had been previously withdrawn. The record shows that some time before his trial, the defendant indicated he would plead guilty and later, with the permission of the Court, he pleaded not guilty. At trial the district attorney…