COMMONWEALTH v. VILLANO


435 Pa. 273 (1969)

Commonwealth v. Villano, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

August 11, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald Villano, appellant, in propria persona.

Charles B. Watkins, Assistant District Attorney, and Robert W. Duggan, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, August 11, 1969:

Appellant, claiming a denial of his direct appeal rights under Douglas v. California, 372 U.S. 353, 83 S.Ct. 814 (1963), petitioned for relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act.* The petition was denied without a hearing, and appellant appealed pro se. The Superior Court, on motion of the Commonwealth, then...

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