Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 1968

Commonwealth v. Graves

Commonwealth v. Graves
Superior Court of Pennsylvania · Decided August 9, 1968
213 Pa. Super. 713; 244 A.2d 181; 1968 Pa. Super. LEXIS 836

Commonwealth v. Graves

Opinion of the Court

Opinion

Per Curiam:

In accordance with Douglas v. California, 372 U.S. 353 (1963), and Commonwealth ex rel. Cunningham v. Maroney, 421 Pa. 157, 218 A. 2d 811 (1966), the order is vacated and the record remanded to the court below with instructions to hold an evidentiary hearing to determine whether appellant knowingly and intelligently waived his right to counsel on appeal. If the court finds that the right to counsel on appeal was not waived, appellant shall be permitted to appeal nunc pro tunc and counsel shall be appointed to represent appellant in prosecuting that appeal.

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