Commonwealth v. Campbell

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Pomeroy,

On February 8, 1972, appellant entered pleas of not guilty to four separate indictments charging murder, voluntary manslaughter, involuntary manslaughter and unlawfully carrying a firearm without a license. All charges arose out of the shooting of one Wesley Nichols in the early morning hours of December 24, 1970. A jury trial was waived. Two days after the commencement of trial before a judge, and while presentation of the Commonwealth’s case was still in progress, appellant notified the court that he wished to change his plea to guilty of voluntary…