Commonwealth v. Ingram

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Jones,

The only questions presented by this appeal relate to appellant’s charge that the on-the-record colloquy prior to his guilty plea was deficient under the requirements of Rule 319(a) of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure. The relevant facts are as follows:

On June 18, 1971, appellant pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with the murder of one Betty Jean Jenkins. Following a degree of guilt hearing, appellant Avas found guilty of second degree murder and on September 13, 1971, was sentenced to a term of five to twenty years imprisonment. This…