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COM. v. LANE

265 Pa.Super. 35 (1979)

401 A.2d 787

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Carl LANE, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 12, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald F. Kidd, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Michael R. Stiles, Assistant District Attorney, Chief, Appeals Division, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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

PRICE, Judge:

This appeal arises from an order entered in the court below denying appellant's requested relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA).1 Appellant's basic assertions are that a constitutionally infirm confession caused him to plead guilty; that counsel was ineffective for failing to pursue a suppression hearing; and that counsel was ineffective for advising him to plead under the circumstances. It is appellant's position...

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