Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1/27/1975

Commonwealth v. Johnson

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331 A.2d 473
460 Pa. 169
1975 Pa. LEXIS 620

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stating that “a valid claim of self-defense cannot be made out by the killer when the killer introduces a weapon into the encounter without provocation. Such introduction operates to deny the killer’s assertion that he was free from fault in provoking the difficulty.”
“a valid claim of self-defense cannot be made out by the killer when the killer introduces a weapon into the encounter without provocation”
\[T]he omission of any particular question [recommended in the comment to now-Rule 590] will not necessarily invalidate the guilty plea so long as there exists sufficient indication that the defendant did plead knowingly and voluntarily.\
“[T]he omission of any particular question [recommended in the comment to now-Rule 590] will not necessarily invalidate the guilty plea so long as there exists sufficient indication that the defendant did plead knowingly and voluntarily.”
guilty plea valid only if accused understands consequences of waiving right to trial

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Judges: Jones, Eagen, O'Brien, Roberts, Pomeroy, Nix, Manderino

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