COMMONWEALTH v. MATTHEWS

No. 556 of 1977.

15 Pa. D. & C. 3d 115 (1980)

Commonwealth v. Matthews

Common Pleas Court of Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

February 19, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ralph C. Warman and James T. Davis, Assistant District Attorneys, for Commonwealth.

Thomas A. Bowlen, for defendant.


FRANKS, J., February 19, 1980.

This matter is before the court on defendant's petition for relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act of January 25, 1966, P.L. (1965) 1580, sec. 2, efffective March 1, 1966, 19 P.S. §1180-1 et seq. [repealed effective June 27, 1980], wherein the issue of ineffective counsel is raised.

Defendant's assertion is rather novel, in light of the fact that defendant chose pro se representation, waiving his right to legal...

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