Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Rodgers
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 29, 1976No. 583PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROBERTS, Justice.
Appellant Floyd Rodgers entered a plea of guilty to a charge of voluntary manslaughter on March 19, *3811973, pursuant to a plea bargain. On this appeal1 he challenges the validity of his guilty plea, alleging that it was involuntarily entered because of deficiencies in the colloquy which took place before his plea was accepted by the trial court.2 If the colloquy does not reflect a voluntary plea, we are bound by federal and state law to reverse the conviction and remand for a new trial.3 We find the colloquy in this case to be deficient in one crucial…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- McCarthy v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Commonwealth v. IngramSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. West v. RundleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Commonwealth v. RoundtreeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Commonwealth v. FluhartySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Commonwealth v. MinorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
- Commonwealth v. RosmonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- Commonwealth v. BroadwaterSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
- Commonwealth v. DowlingSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
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