COM. v. HUGHES


311 Pa.Super. 155 (1983)

457 A.2d 541

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Philip James HUGHES, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed March 11, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marilyn C. Zilli, Assistant Public Defender, Harrisburg, for appellant.

William A. Behe, Deputy District Attorney, Harrisburg, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before CERCONE, President Judge, and WICKERSHAM and ROWLEY, JJ.


CERCONE, President Judge:

Appellant, Philip James Hughes, takes this appeal from the order of the lower court dismissing without a hearing appellant's petition under the Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA). For the reasons set forth below, we hereby reverse and remand for a hearing.

In his PCHA petition, appellant alleges that he was arrested on August 20, 1975 and charged with two counts of possession...

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