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COMMONWEALTH v. GIST

433 Pa. 101 (1969)

Commonwealth v. Gist, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

January 15, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Lewis, Jr. and Gregory M. Harvey, for appellant.

James D. Crawford, Assistant District Attorney, Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, January 15, 1969:

Appellant is trying for the third time to collaterally attack his conviction of first degree murder. In his two prior attempts he was unrepresented; now he has counsel. After a hearing below, appellant's Post Conviction Hearing Act petition was denied and appellant took this appeal.

Appellant first claims that he was not told of his right to appeal with counsel guaranteed by Douglas v. California,

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