COM. v. BOYD


376 Pa.Super. 140 (1988)

545 A.2d 359

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Guy BOYD, Jr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed July 29, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia A. Wenger, Harrisburg, for appellant.

Yvonne A. Okonieski, Deputy District Attorney, Harrisburg, for Com., appellee.

Before OLSZEWSKI, WATKINS and CERCONE, JJ.


CERCONE, Judge:

This case involves an appeal from a dismissal, without a hearing, of appellant's petition for review under the Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA), 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9541 et seq. The lower court dismissed the petition on the basis that the claims of ineffectiveness of counsel alleged by appellant in his PCHA petition lacked arguable merit.

In June, 1984, appellant was found guilty following a jury trial of the charges of unlawful delivery...

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