Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. John WILLIAMS, a/k/a Johnny Dollar, Appellant
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1981-07-02
Citations: 494 Pa. 147
Docket Number: No. 211
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. John WILLIAMS, a/k/a Johnny Dollar, Appellant.
Judges: Before O’BRIEN, C. J. and ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY and KAUFFMAN, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 494
Pages: 147–148

Head Matter:
430 A.2d 1159
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. John WILLIAMS, a/k/a Johnny Dollar, Appellant.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Submitted Jan. 19, 1981.
Decided July 2, 1981.
John Paul Curran, Philadelphia (Court-appointed), for appellant.
Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Maureen Brennan, Philadelphia, for appellee.
Before O’BRIEN, C. J. and ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY and KAUFFMAN, JJ.

Opinion:
OPINION
LARSEN, Justice.
After confessing to the fatal stabbing of Dorothy Lane, appellant pleaded guilty to murder of the third degree and was sentenced to ten to twenty years imprisonment. Appellant collaterally attacked his guilty plea in a PCHA proceeding but was denied relief. This appeal followed. Appellant claims his confession was involuntary and that the existence of the involuntary confession caused appellant to plead guilty. Thus, appellant concludes that his guilty plea was involuntary and should be set aside.
After reviewing the record, we find appellant's claim to be without merit. Consequently, the judgment of the PCHA court, denying relief, is affirmed.
ROBERTS, J., concurred in the result.
This case was assigned to the writer on March 2, 1981.