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COM. v. HAMILTON

274 Pa.Super. 350 (1980)

418 A.2d 442

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. George Lee HAMILTON, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed January 11, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen H. Serota, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Assistant District Attorney, Chief Appeals Division, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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

ROBERTS, Judge:

In this appeal from denial of relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act,1 appellant contends that trial counsel was ineffective. We agree, reverse the order of the PCHA court and award appellant a new trial.

On March 27, 1972, a jury convicted appellant of two counts of murder of the first degree and one count each of burglary and robbery. After denying post-verdict motions, the trial court sentenced appellant...

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