Commonwealth v. Rohde

OPINION OF THE COURT

O’BRIEN, Justice.

In November of 1971, appellant, David Leland Rohde, entered a plea of nolo contendere to a charge of possession of amphetamines. Following a presentence report, appellant was given a ninety-day suspended sentence with a $300 fine. No appeal from the judgment of sentence was taken.

In September of 1974, appellant filed a petition under the Post Conviction Hearing Act, 1 alleging he had not been informed of his appeal rights and his plea of nolo contendere was not knowingly and intelligently made. Following an evidentiary hearing, the court denied appellant’s…