Commonwealth v. Marshall

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Manderino,

The appellant on June 29, 1960, pleaded guilty to five counts of robbery, three counts of rape, one count of indecent assault, and one count of aggravated assault and battery. No inquiry was made of the appellant to determine whether the guilty pleas were knowing, intelligent, and voluntary. On July 1,1960, the appellant was sentenced to a total of thirty to eighty years imprisonment.

Post-trial motions were not filed. In 1968, a petition was filed under the Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA), Act of January 25, 1966, P. L. 1580, §§1-14, 19 P.S. §§1180-1 to -14,…