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COM. v. McKNIGHT

311 Pa.Super. 460 (1983)

457 A.2d 1272

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. James B. McKNIGHT, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed February 4, 1983.

Reargument Denied April 19, 1983.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Denied September 19, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marilyn J. Gelb, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Gaele McGlaughlin Barthold, Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before ROWLEY, McEWEN and MONTEMURO, JJ.

MONTEMURO, Judge:

In the present case, we are faced with the difficult procedural question of the extent of this court's power to fashion relief when a determination is made, in an appeal from on adverse order in a collateral attack on a judgment of sentence under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act1 [hereinafter PCHA], that appellant was denied his appellate rights due to ineffectiveness of counsel. Specifically, whether this court, once...

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