COM. v. WATLINGTON


491 Pa. 241 (1980)

420 A.2d 431

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Tollie WATLINGTON, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided September 22, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tollie Watlington, pro se.

Marion E. MacIntyre, First Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

O'BRIEN, Justice.

This appeal is from an order of the Court of Common Pleas, Dauphin County, dismissing, without a hearing, a pro se Post Conviction Hearing Act petition of appellant, Tollie Watlington.

On October 10, 1972, appellant, represented by privately — retained counsel, was convicted by a jury of murder of the first degree. Appellant was immediately sentenced to life imprisonment, though the Court informed...

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