COMMONWEALTH v. SLIVA


415 Pa. 537 (1964)

Commonwealth v. Sliva, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

November 10, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry Sliva, appellant, in propria persona.

Ward F. Clark, First Assistant District Attorney, and William J. Carlin, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before BELL, C.J., MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN and ROBERTS, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BELL, November 10, 1964:

Defendant was convicted by a jury of armed robbery, duly sentenced, and the judgment of the Court of Quarter Sessions was affirmed by the Superior Court. However, the Superior Court denied the motion of appellant, an indigent defendant, for appointment of counsel to argue his case before it. We allowed an allocatur.

A person convicted of and sentenced for armed robbery is entitled to an appeal to the Superior...

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