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Commonwealth Ex Rel. Curtis v. Ashe

Court: Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Date filed: 1940-04-09
Citations: 12 A.2d 500, 139 Pa. Super. 417
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Lead Opinion

There is no provision in the Bill of Rights in the Constitution of Pennsylvania, nor in the amendments to the Federal Constitution, which requires the court to appoint counsel to defend, or represent, one accused of crime, who enters a plea of guilty to an indictment charging a criminal offense. The case ofCommonwealth ex rel. Schultz v. Smith, 139 Pa. Super. 357,11 A.2d 656, has no application to a case where the accused pleads guilty before trial.

The petition is denied.