COMMONWEALTH v. FIELDS


463 Pa. 244 (1975)

344 A.2d 814

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Edward FIELDS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 3, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee Mandell, Philadelphia, for appellant.

F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, Dist. Atty., Steven H. Goldblatt, Asst. Dist. Atty., Chief, Appeals Div., Philadelphia, for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Judge.

This is an appeal from an order denying relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act.1 Edward Fields was arrested and charged with the fatal shooting of a young man on October 10, 1964, in Philadelphia. He was indicted on a charge of murder.

Following indictment, appellant was represented by two sets of appointed counsel. The first pair of...

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