COM. v. SMITH


346 Pa.Super. 484 (1985)

499 A.2d 1104

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Ronald Lee SMITH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed November 1, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard S. Levine, Assistant Public Defender, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Robert L. Eberhardt, Deputy District Attorney, Pittsburgh, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before SPAETH, President Judge, and ROWLEY and WIEAND, JJ.


WIEAND, Judge:

The present appeal has been filed from an order dismissing a P.C.H.A. petition after hearing. Ronald Lee Smith argues that trial counsel was constitutionally ineffective for failing to request a public voir dire examination of prospective jurors. We find no merit in this argument and affirm the order denying post-conviction relief.

Appellant was tried by jury on September 17 and 18, 1980, and was found guilty of murder in the second degree....

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