Case Name: Commonwealth v. Spitler, Appellant
Court: Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1970-09-18
Citations: 217 Pa. Super. 170
Docket Number: Appeal, No. 1202
Parties: Commonwealth v. Spitler, Appellant.
Judges: Before Wright, P. J., Watkins, Montgomery, Jacobs, Hoffman, Spaulding, and Cercone, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania Superior Court Reports
Volume: 217
Pages: 170–171

Head Matter:
Commonwealth v. Spitler, Appellant.
Submitted June 8, 1970.
Before Wright, P. J., Watkins, Montgomery, Jacobs, Hoffman, Spaulding, and Cercone, JJ.
Ralph W. D. Levan, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.
Grant E. Wesner, Assistant District Attorney, with him Robert L. Van Hoove, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.
September 18, 1970:

Opinion:
Opinion by
Hoffman, J.,
Appellant alleges that his guilty plea was induced by certain misrepresentations made to appellant by his court-appointed attorney and the District Attorney. Although this claim presents a question of fact, no evidentiary hearing has been held on this issue. On the state of the record, we cannot make any decision at this time. Cf. Commonwealth v. Jones, 438 Pa. 86, 263 A. 2d 360 (1970) (Roberts, J.).
We remand this case for a hearing on the question of whether appellant's plea was voluntarily entered. The court below should treat this proceeding as if it were a Post Conviction Hearing Act hearing. Cf. Act of January 25, 1966, P. L. (1965) 1580, 19 P.S. §1180-9.
Wright, P. J., and Watkins, J., dissent.