COM. v. NAPPER


254 Pa.Super. 54 (1978)

385 A.2d 521

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Leroy NAPPER, a/k/a John Jones, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 13, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Denis James Lawler, Philadelphia, for appellant.

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

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


SPAETH, Judge:

This is a most unusual case. At a PCHA hearing, appellant's trial counsel all but admitted that he had been ineffective in failing to advise appellant fully on the advisability of accepting a plea bargain. Under the circumstances of this case, we agree with counsel; and while we regret his ineffectiveness, we commend his candor.

In 1970 appellant, who was then 18 years old, was convicted by a jury on two indictments for aggravated robbery

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