COM. v. ADAMS


385 Pa.Super. 513 (1989)

561 A.2d 793

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Walter ADAMS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed July 12, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark J. McCarriston, Philadelphia, for appellant.

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

Before OLSZEWSKI, BECK and HOFFMAN, JJ.


HOFFMAN, Judge:

This is an appeal nunc pro tunc from an order below denying appellant's petition for relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA), 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9551.1 Appellant contends that the PCHA court should have granted his petition because trial counsel was ineffective for failing to file a motion to suppress his post-arrest statement to the police. Additionally, appellant contends that his prior...

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