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COMMONWEALTH v. BENJAMIN

219 Pa.Super. 344 (1971)

Commonwealth v. Benjamin, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

June 22, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan D. Herbst, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Stewart J. Greenleaf, Assistant District Attorney, William T. Nicholas, Executive Assistant District Attorney, Parker H. Wilson, First Assistant District Attorney, and Milton O. Moss, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before WRIGHT, P.J., WATKINS, MONTGOMERY, JACOBS, HOFFMAN, SPAULDING, and CERCONE, JJ.

OPINION BY SPAULDING, J., June 22, 1971:

Appellant, Roosevelt Benjamin, was charged with burglary and larceny, tried before a jury, convicted and sentenced. While in prison he filed a petition pursuant to the Post Conviction Hearing Act, Act of January 25, 1966, P.L. (1965) 1580, 19 P.S. § 1180-1 et seq. (Supp. 1970). His petition alleged, inter alia, that he was denied the effective assistance...

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