COMMONWEALTH v. ROBINSON


450 Pa. 145 (1973)

Commonwealth v. Robinson, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

January 19, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Cook and John J. Dean, Assistant Public Defenders, and George H. Ross, Public Defender, for appellant.

Carol Mary Los and Robert L. Campbell, Assistant District Attorneys, and Robert W. Duggan, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before JONES, C.J., EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE POMEROY, January 19, 1973:

In February, 1963 the appellant Melvin Robinson pleaded guilty to a charge of murder generally. At the degree of guilt hearing, a three-judge panel convicted both Robinson and a co-defendant, Warren Waters, of first degree murder. Both were sentenced to life imprisonment. No post-trial motions were filed and no appeal was taken at that time.

In December, 1968 Robinson filed a petition under the Post Conviction...

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