COM. v. SINGLETON


248 Pa.Super. 46 (1977)

374 A.2d 1309

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. James Boyce SINGLETON, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided June 29, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce D. Foreman, Harrisburg, for appellant.

Marion E. MacIntyre, Second Assistant District Attorney, and LeRoy S. Zimmerman, District Attorney, Harrisburg, for appellee.

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


HOFFMAN, Judge:

In a petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Hearing Act,1 appellant contended that his March 10, 1976 guilty pleas was not knowing, intelligent and voluntary because he did not realize that he was waiving his right to a speedy trial. Appellant now challenges the lower court's dismissal of his petition without a hearing.2 Because we...

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