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· 1/3/1968

Commonwealth Ex Rel. West v. Rundle

Citations

  • 428 Pa. 102
  • 237 A.2d 196
  • 1968 Pa. LEXIS 857

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • a trial court’s examination of a defendant should include “an attempt to satisfy itself that the defendant understands the nature of the charges, his right to a jury trial, the acts sufficient to constitute the offenses for which he is charged and the permissible range of sentences”
  • personal participation required in entry of guilty plea

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Judges: Bell, Musmanno, Jones, Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Cohen

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