COM. v. HILL


378 Pa.Super. 562 (1988)

549 A.2d 199

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Edward D. HILL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed October 14, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitchell S. Strutin, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Donna G. Zucker, Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Com., appellee.

Before OLSZEWSKI, KELLY and HESTER, JJ.


OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order denying appellant's petition for relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA). On appeal, appellant claims that the PCHA court erred in denying appellant's petition without a hearing and asserts that his initial PCHA counsel, who filed a "no merit" letter, was ineffective for failing to raise the ineffectiveness of all prior counsel for failing to: (1) challenge the trial court's permitting the Commonwealth...

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