Case Name: Commonwealth ex rel. Rakus, Appellant, v. Maroney
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1969-10-09
Citations: 435 Pa. 587
Docket Number: Appeal, No. 294
Parties: Commonwealth ex rel. Rakus, Appellant, v. Maroney.
Judges: Before Bell, C. J., Jones, Cohen, Eagen, O’Brien, Roberts and Pomeroy, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 435
Pages: 587–588

Head Matter:
Commonwealth ex rel. Rakus, Appellant, v. Maroney.
Submitted January 23, 1969.
Before Bell, C. J., Jones, Cohen, Eagen, O’Brien, Roberts and Pomeroy, JJ.
John E. O’Connor, for appellant.
Jerry B. Chariton, Assistant District Attorney, Charles D. Lemmond, Jr., First Assistant District Attorney, and Blythe H. Evans, Jr., District Attorney, for appellee.
October 9, 1969:

Opinion:
Opinion
Pee Cueiam,
The order of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County is vacated, and the record is remanded to that court for an evidentiary hearing to determine whether appellant's guilty plea was knowingly and voluntarily made. See Commonwealth v. Patterson, 432 Pa. 76, 247 A. 2d 218 (1968).