COMMONWEALTH v. ROUNDTREE


471 Pa. 91 (1977)

369 A.2d 1209

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. George ROUNDTREE.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 28, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joshua M. Briskin, Philadelphia, for appellant.

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

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


OPINION

PER CURIAM:

Order affirmed.

ROBERTS, J., filed a dissenting opinion.

ROBERTS, Justice (dissenting).

In this appeal from the denial of post-conviction relief, appellant's court appointed counsel submitted a brief, contending that "there are no issues present in the record of the instant case upon which counsel could personally base an argument with any chance of securing appellant relief...

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