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COM. v. DYSON

249 Pa.Super. 503 (1977)

378 A.2d 408

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Walter DYSON, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided October 6, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay S. Gottlieb, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Steven H. Goldblatt and Deborah E. Glass, Assistant District Attorneys, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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

HOFFMAN, Judge:

In a Post Conviction hearing Act petition1 appellant alleged that the state unconstitutionally used perjured testimony to secure his conviction and that trial counsel provided ineffective assistance because he pressured appellant to waive his right to a jury trial and failed to explain adequately the possible consequences of a jury trial waiver. The lower court dismissed this petition without a hearing. We hold that appellant...

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