COMMONWEALTH ex rel. DOYNE v. SHOVLIN


216 Pa.Super. 702 (1969)

Commonwealth ex rel. Doyne, Appellant, v. Shovlin.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

October 30, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John B. Stevens, Jr., Public Defender, for appellant.

Arthur Ed. Saylor, First Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.


OPINION PER CURIAM:

This is a habeas corpus petition brought under the Act of October 20, 1966, Special Sess. No. 3, P.L. 96, § 426, 50 P.S. § 4426 (Supp. 1969). It is the policy of this Commonwealth to grant petitioner counsel in all nonfrivolous cases. See Commonwealth ex rel. McGurrin v. Shovlin, 435 Pa. 474, 257 A.2d 902 (1969). Cf. Commonwealth v. Hoffman, 426 Pa. 226, 232...

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