COM. v. WILLIAMS


488 Pa. 625 (1980)

413 A.2d 658

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Henry Leath WILLIAMS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided April 25, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Halley (Court-appointed), Pittsburgh, for appellant.

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

EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY and KAUFFMAN, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

In June, 1973, in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, the appellant, Henry Leath Williams, pled guilty to two counts of murder and to an additional count of assault and battery with intent to commit armed robbery. In May, 1979, a Post Conviction Hearing was held following which a denial was entered with respect to the only claim for relief asserted: that trial counsel was ineffective for advising that such...

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