Commonwealth v. Campbell

Concurring Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts:

I agree that Commonwealth v. Maddox, 450 Pa. 406, 300 A. 2d 503 (1973), mandates the majority’s result. Accord, Commonwealth v. Jackson, 450 Pa. 417, 299 A. 2d 209 (1973).

However, I must reject the notion that Maddox, supra, established for the first time the requirement that before accepting a guilty plea, the trial court must first satisfy itself that a factual basis for the plea exists. In Commonwealth ex rel. West v. Rundle, 428 Pa. 102, 106, 237 A. 2d 196, 198 (1968), this Court said: “. . . the trial court is best advised to conduct an on the…