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COM. v. CHUMLEY

482 Pa. 626 (1978)

394 A.2d 497

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Randall Hoyt CHUMLEY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided November 18, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dominick Motto, New Castle, Court-appointed, for appellant.

Donald E. Williams, Dist. Atty., New Castle, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

Appellant pled guilty to murder generally. After a degree of guilt hearing, appellant was convicted of murder of the second degree and on November 2, 1976, was sentenced to life imprisonment. New counsel was appointed to assist appellant in taking an appeal. On August 15, 1977, we remanded to the Court of Common Pleas of Lawrence County for an evidentiary hearing on effectiveness of trial counsel and to allow appellant...

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