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285 Pa. Super. 485

427 A.2d 1391

Commonwealth v. Phillips

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 3, 1981

Superior Court of Pennsylvania · decided 1981-04-03

Cited by 5 later decisions — most recently November 1982

5 state decisions

Relies on Commonwealth v. Greene

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Decided 1981-04-03

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PER CURIAM:

¶1 This appeal is from a Judgment of Sentence following a non-jury trial. A review of the record indicates that the trial court, in its colloquy with appellant regarding his waiver of a jury trial, failed to inform him that before he could be convicted, the jury’s verdict had to be unanimous. Failure of the trial court to so inform the defendant requires that a new trial be held. Commonwealth v. Greene, 483 Pa. 195, 394 A.2d 978 (1978).

¶2 Judgment of sentence reversed and a new trial ordered. 1

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¶3 . Because of our disposition of this issue we need not reach appellant’s other allegations of error.

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