context: The case law insists that an effective waiver of counsel must include a colloquy that contains an inquiry into the six areas listed above, conducted on the record by the judge. "[A]ny shortcoming relative to this colloquy cannot be gauged to the quality of an accused's self-representation nor justified on the basis of his prior experience with the system."
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.parenthetical: appellant's prior experiences as a criminal defendant are irrelevant to the question of whether a "penetrating and comprehensive" counsel waiver colloquy was conducted
citation_a.sentence: See Commonwealth v. Dale, 286 Pa.Super. 308, 428 A.2d 1006 (Pa.Super.1981) (appellant’s prior experiences as a criminal defendant are irrelevant to the question of whether a “penetrating and comprehensive” counsel waiver colloquy was conducted).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.parenthetical: that appellant has been advised of his right to counsel on appeal cannot be inferred from his having prior criminal record
citation_b.sentence: See also Commonwealth v. Davis, 393 Pa.Super. 88, 573 A.2d 1101, 1106 (Pa.Super.1990) (that appellant has been advised of his right to counsel on appeal cannot be inferred from his having prior criminal record).