COM. v. RAWLS


328 Pa.Super. 469 (1984)

477 A.2d 540

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Gerald RAWLS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed June 8, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norris E. Gelman, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before CIRILLO, BECK and JOHNSON, JJ.


CIRILLO, Judge:

This is an appeal from a denial of relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9551, in which appellant claims he was denied full appellate rights and the right to the representation of competent counsel on a prior direct appeal from judgment of sentence.

On July 21, 1977, appellant Rawls waived a jury and proceeded to trial in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas on charges of second-degree murder...

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