Commonwealth v. O'NEILL

Opinion by

Mb. Justice Eagen,

On April 19, 1971, the appellant, Leroy O’Neill, was arraigned before the court in Allegheny County on an indictment charging him with the murder of his wife. He plead “not guilty” and trial before a jury commenced. On April 22nd, after the Commonwealth had completed the presentation of its evidence in support of the indictment, O’Neill requested and was granted permission by the court to withdraw the “not guilty” plea and to enter a general plea of guilty to murder. The court accepted the guilty plea after an extended colloquy. O’Neill then testified and stated he…