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227 Pa. Super. 495

Commonwealth v. Monroe

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 3, 1974

Superior Court of Pennsylvania · decided 1974-04-03

Relies on Commonwealth v. Minnick

Decided 1974-04-03

¶1Opinion

Per Curiam,

¶2In this appeal from an order dismissing a Post Conviction Hearing Act petition, appellant contends that his 1966 guilty plea to a robbery charge was unknowingly made and induced by his attorney’s promise of a sentence of probation in return for the plea.

¶3At the hearing on the petition, appellant’s trial counsel testified that he always informed his clients of their rights to plead not guilty, to proceed to a jury trial, and the consequences of a guilty plea. He also stated that he never promised a client a particular sentence in return for a plea.

¶4Based on this testimony and the fact the colloquy was entirely adequate, the hearing judge determined that appellant was properly advised of the consequences of his plea and that he had not been induced by a prom*497ise of probation. Tbe findings of the hearing judge are fully supported by the record, and must, therefore be upheld. Commonwealth v. Minnick, 432 Pa. 462, 247 A. 2d 569 (1968).

¶5Order affirmed.

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