COM. v. MIKA


277 Pa.Super. 339 (1980)

419 A.2d 1172

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Donald Chester MIKA, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed October 3, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph M. Gula, Greenville, for appellant.

David B. Douds, Assistant District Attorney, Mercer, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before CERCONE, President Judge, and MONTGOMERY and LIPEZ, JJ.


MONTGOMERY, Judge:

The appeal in this case is from the denial of Appellant's request for relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act ("PCHA").1 The Appellant sought the right to appeal nunc pro tunc, arguing that he had been the effective assistance to counsel, and that his rights to appeal had been obstructed by State officials.

The record shows that in September, 1975, the Appellant was convicted of four counts of arson...

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