COM. v. TAYLOR


491 Pa. 205 (1980)

420 A.2d 413

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Robert Carol TAYLOR.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided September 22, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laurence T. Himes, Jr., York, for appellant.

Sheryl Ann Dorney, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

KAUFFMAN, Justice.

On October 4, 1976, after a non jury trial, appellant, Robert Carol Taylor, was convicted of burglary and murder of the second degree. No post-verdict motions were filed, and appellant was sentenced to life imprisonment. No direct appeal was taken. In April 1977, appellant filed a petition under the Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA).1 After a counseled...

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