Case Name: Commonwealth v. Gray, Appellant
Court: Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1968-12-06
Citations: 213 Pa. Super. 777
Docket Number: Appeal, No. 72
Parties: Commonwealth v. Gray, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania Superior Court Reports
Volume: 213
Pages: 777–778

Head Matter:
Commonwealth v. Gray, Appellant.
Submitted November 13, 1968.
Jack L. Bergstein and Albert C. Gaudio, for appellant; Albert M. Nichols, Assistant District Attor ney, and Joseph M. Loughran, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Opinion:
Opinion
Per Curiam:
It appearing that petitioner's plea of nolo contendere, without counsel, was introduced at his trial (White v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 59 (1963)), the order is vacated and the record remanded for a hearing to determine if appellant waived counsel at his preliminary hearing. If the court finds an intelligent waiver, appellant is not entitled to relief. In the event the court finds no intelligent waiver of counsel at the preliminary hearing, appellant is entitled to a new trial. Commonwealth ex rel. Firmstone v. Myers, 431 Pa. 628, 246 A. 2d 371 (1968).