COMMONWEALTH v. DIAZ


438 Pa. 356 (1970)

Commonwealth v. Diaz, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

April 28, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Gallagher, for appellant.

A. Thomas Parke, III, Assistant District Attorney, and Norman J. Pine, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE COHEN, April 28, 1970:

On June 12, 1967 Julian Diaz, appellant, while represented by counsel was found guilty by a jury of voluntary manslaughter. He filed post-trial motions which were overruled and was sentenced to a term of from four to ten years. No direct appeal was taken. In 1968 he filed a Post Conviction Hearing Act petition alleging he had been denied his right to appeal. Following appointment of counsel and a hearing, Diaz was granted...

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