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COM. v. BENNETT

512 Pa. 525 (1986)

517 A.2d 1248

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Kirk Otto BENNETT, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 17, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katherene E. Holtzinger-Conner, Asst. Dist. Atty., William A. Behe, Harrisburg, for appellant.

Judith A. Calkin, Harrisburg, for appellee.

Before NIX, C.J., and LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON, ZAPPALA and PAPADAKOS, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

In this appeal, within the context of a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, we address whether the text of Pa.R.Crim.P. Rule 319(b)(3) must be read or communicated to a criminal defendant at or before the time of sentencing, when the sentencing court has rejected the terms of a plea agreement. Rule 319(b)(3) reads as follows:

If the judge is satisfied that the plea is understandingly and voluntarily...

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