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COMMONWEALTH v. PAPE

246 Pa.Super. 1 (1977)

369 A.2d 780

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. William PAPE, Jr., Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 18, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis C. Sichko, Washington, for appellant.

Robert N. Clarke, Assistant District Attorney, Washington, Jess D. Costa, District Attorney, Bentleyville, for appellee.

Before WATKINS, President Judge, and JACOBS, HOFFMAN, CERCONE, PRICE, VAN der VOORT and SPAETH, JJ.

SPAETH, Judge:

On this direct appeal appellant raises a substantial issue regarding the competency of his trial counsel.1 We therefore remand for an evidentiary hearing to determine whether appellant was denied his Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel at his trial.

Appellant was convicted by a jury on two counts of involuntary manslaughter. The charges arose...

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