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Com. v. Phillips

Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Apr 3, 1981
427 A.2d 1391 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1981)

Opinion

Submitted: November 14, 1980.

Filed: April 3, 1981.

Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas, Allegheny County, Criminal Division, No. CC7701128A, O'Brien, J.

John H. Corbett, Jr., Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Robert L. Eberhardt, Deputy District Attorney, Pittsburgh, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before PRICE, DiSALLE and MONTEMURO, JJ.


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).

Judgment of sentence reversed and a new trial ordered.

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


Summaries of

Com. v. Phillips

Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Apr 3, 1981
427 A.2d 1391 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1981)
Case details for

Com. v. Phillips

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania. v. Stanley PHILLIPS, Appellant

Court:Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Apr 3, 1981

Citations

427 A.2d 1391 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1981)
427 A.2d 1391

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