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COM. v. EPPS

486 Pa. 132 (1979)

404 A.2d 393

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Thomas EPPS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided July 6, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce D. Foreman, Harrisburg, for appellant.

Marion E. MacIntyre, Second Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, NIX, MANDERINO, LARSEN and FLAHERTY, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

In 1972, appellant Thomas Epps and his co-defendant, Tollie Watlington, were each convicted of murder in the first degree. Appellant did not file post-verdict motions or appeal his conviction.

In 1978, appellant filed a petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA)1 alleging that trial counsel was ineffective. A PCHA hearing was held...

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