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COM. v. WADDY

497 Pa. 449 (1982)

441 A.2d 1224

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. John W. WADDY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

March 10, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Adam Renfroe, Jr., Philadelphia, (court-appointed), for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Div., Asst. Dist. Atty., Gail Thackeray, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

FLAHERTY, Justice.

This is an appeal from the denial of appellant's third PCHA petition. The issues raised in this appeal, (1) that appellant's guilty plea was not knowingly and intelligently entered, and (2) that trial counsel was ineffective for recommending that appellant plead guilty, were raised in the second PCHA petition and have been, on appeal from the denial of the second petition, finally litigated by this Court.

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