Commonwealth v. Gelbaugh

SHUGHART, P.J.,

— On June 20, 1979 without representation of counsel, defendant pled guilty before a district justice to the summary offense of retail theft, a violation of section 3929 of the Crimes Code, 18 Pa.C.S.A. §3929, for the May 18, 1979 shoplifting of a jacket, valued at $21.95, from Sheaffer Brothers store in Carlisle. Defendant paid a $25 fine, plus costs.

On January 8, 1980 defendant was arrested for the shoplifting of two packages of cigarettes, valued at $1.24, from the Carlisle Food Market. In fight of defendant’s prior conviction, the district attorney filed an information (124…