Commonwealth v. Smith

VAN der VOORT, Judge:

On November 25, 1975, appellant Joseph W. Smith failed to appear in court for the resumption of his trial on a charge of receiving stolen property. Appellant was promptly apprehended by the police and brought back to the courtroom, whereupon he changed his plea from “not guilty” to “guilty”. The lower court accepted the plea and ordered a pre-sentence investigation. Appellant was sentenced on December 18,1975, to a term of 18 months to 3 years imprisonment, and filed an appeal with our court challenging the adequacy of the guilty plea colloquy. No petition to withdraw the…