COMMONWEALTH v. PENN


457 Pa. 517 (1974)

Commonwealth v. Penn, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

October 16, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard D. Walker, Public Defender, for appellant.

Wallace B. Eldridge, III, Assistant District Attorney, Marion E. MacIntyre, Deputy District Attorney, and LeRoy S. Zimmerman, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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


OPINION PER CURIAM, October 16, 1974:

This appeal arises from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Dauphin County dismissing appellant's second petition under the Post Conviction Hearing Act, Act of January 25, 1966, P.L. 1580, § 1-14, as amended, 19 P.S. §§ 1180-1 to -14 (Supp. 1974).

In his first PCHA petition, appellant's sole contention was that the Constitution of Pennsylvania and the Constitution of the United States prevented...

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