OPINION PER CURIAM, May 21, 1970:
Appellant pleaded guilty, was sentenced, and failed to appeal. He filed a PCHA petition, alleging he was denied his right of appeal. The PCHA court entered an order, granting appellant a right to appeal nunc pro tunc, it being admitted appellant did not competently and knowingly forego appeal.
"When it is found in the course of a PCHA proceeding that a petitioner has been deprived of his right of appeal from a conviction...
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