COMMONWEALTH v. CONLEY


232 Pa.Super. 432 (1975)

Commonwealth v. Conley, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

February 27, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Corbett, Jr., Trial Defender, John J. Dean, Chief, Appellate Division, and George H. Ross, Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert L. Eberhardt, Assistant District Attorney, John M. Tighe, First Assistant District Attorney, and John J. Hickton, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before WATKINS, P.J., JACOBS, HOFFMAN, CERCONE, PRICE, VAN DER VOORT, and SPAETH, JJ.


OPINION BY PRICE, J., February 27, 1975:

This appeal follows the dismissal of a Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA) petition without a hearing. The petition alleged that appellant's court-appointed counsel failed to notify him of the denial of post-trial motions in time to enable a direct appeal,1 and that exculpatory evidence not available at the time of trial subsequently became available.

With regard to appellant's allegation...

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