Commonwealth v. Lovett

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Bell,

In May of 1956, appellant, Joseph Lovett, was arrested and charged with the murder of Robert Heffin. At his trial on February 4, 1957, appellant pleaded guilty to murder generally, with a certification by the Commonwealth that the crime would rise no higher than murder in the second degree. Appellant was represented by two attorneys when he entered his guilty plea, but there was no on-the-record colloquy concern ing the crime or the guilty plea or the voluntariness of the confession.

After hearing all the evidence, the trial Judge found the appellant guilty of…