Commonwealth v. Woods

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

Appellant, Curtis Lee Woods, was indicted for various offenses arising from the murder of Sonia Rosenbaum. On June 26, 1970, appellant appeared before Judge MoDevitt and entered pleas of guilty to murder generally, aggravated robbery and conspiracy. After conducting an on-the-record colloquy, as required by Pa. R. Grim. I*. 319(a), the trial court accepted appel*548lant’s guilty plea. Pursuant to a request by the prosecutor, the trial court deferred further proceedings until after the trials of appellant’s alleged co-conspirators.

On December 27, 1971—prior to the…