COMMONWEALTH v. STAPLES


477 Pa. 552 (1978)

384 A.2d 1228

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Richard STAPLES, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 28, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul R. Gettleman, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Robert E. Colville, Dist. Atty., Robert L. Eberhardt, Charles W. Johns, Asst. Dist. Attys., Pittsburgh, for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM:

Pursuant to the Post-Conviction Hearing Act of 1966, 19 P.S. §§ 1180-1-1180-12 (Supp. 1977), appellant petitioned for post-conviction relief from his convictions for second degree murder and armed robbery, which petition was denied on April 6, 1977.

In this appeal from the denial of relief, appellant asserts that trial counsel was ineffective in failing to request the trial judge to specifically charge the...

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