COM. v. MITCHELL


498 Pa. 174 (1982)

445 A.2d 721

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Christopher Columbus MITCHELL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 25, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Rubin, Philadelphia, (Court-appointed), for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before O'BRIEN, C.J., and ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT and HUTCHINSON, JJ.


OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

This is an appeal from the denial of appellant's first Post Conviction Hearing Act (P.C.H.A.) petition. Following a jury trial, appellant was convicted of murder of the second degree. Post verdict motions were denied, and the conviction was affirmed on direct appeal. Thereafter, appellant, represented by counsel different from trial and direct-appeal counsel, filed a P.C.H.A. petition, which was denied. This appeal...

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