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WARDROP v. DEAN

No. 71-1449.

459 F.2d 1030 (1972)

James C. WARDROP, Appellant, v. John J. DEAN, Assistant Public Defender, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided May 1, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Wardrop, pro se.

Stephen I. Goldring, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellee.

Before ADAMS, MAX ROSENN and HUNTER, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM:

In this action, brought pursuant to the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a state prisoner sued the lawyer who was appointed to represent him in a Pennsylvania Post Conviction Hearing Act appeal.

Wardrop was indicted for burglary in 1963 in the Court of Oyer and Terminer of Allegheny County. On the advice of retained counsel, Wardrop entered a guilty plea to the charges and was sentenced to a term of one to...

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