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COMMONWEALTH v. TURNER

456 Pa. 309 (1974)

Commonwealth v. Turner, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

May 22, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas A. Clemente and Louis G.F. Retacco, for appellant.

David Richman, Assistant District Attorney, Abraham J. Gafni, Deputy District Attorney, Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, May 22, 1974:

The single issue raised in this direct appeal from Turhan Turner's conviction of voluntary manslaughter1 is whether his negotiated plea of guilty was knowingly and understandingly entered. Appellant contends it was not because he lacked sufficient mental capacity competently and intelligently to plead to the charge. We disagree.

Review of the record demonstrates that at the time appellant...

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