COMMONWEALTH v. SANGER


453 Pa. 504 (1973)

Commonwealth v. Sanger, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

September 19, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore S. Danforth, Public Defender, for appellant.

Henry J. Rutherford, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, September 19, 1973:

Appellant, Grover Sanger, entered a plea of guilty to murder generally on January 13, 1969. Pursuant to a degree of guilt hearing on February 20, 1969, appellant was adjudged guilty of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to life imprisonment. This direct appeal followed. We now affirm.

Appellant argues that: he was denied his constitutional right to the effective assistance of counsel, his guilty plea...

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