COMMONWEALTH v. ZAFFINA


432 Pa. 435 (1968)

Commonwealth v. Zaffina, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

November 27, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. Dean, for appellant.

Charles B. Watkins and Carol Mary Los, Assistant District Attorneys, and Robert W. Duggan, District Attorney, for appellee.

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


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, November 27, 1968:

This is an appeal from a denial without hearing of a petition under the Post Conviction Hearing Act. Appellant originally pled guilty to murder generally and his degree of guilt hearing resulted in a conviction for first degree felony-murder. No appeal was taken from this conviction; but this petition represents appellant's third attempt at collateral relief. His first application...

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