Commonwealth v. Gibson
Commonwealth v. Gibson
Opinion of the Court
Opinion The court below dismissed appellant’s post-conviction petition which alleged only denial of the right to appeal from a guilty plea. It did not independently determine the legality of the sentence and voluntariness of the plea as required by Commonwealth v. Walters, 431 Pa. 74, n. 1 at 76, 244 A. 2d 757 n. (1968). Appellant shall be allowed to amend his petition, if possible, to allege specific, non-frivolous facts not controverted by the record and pertaining to
Accordingly, the order of the lower court is vacated and the record remanded for this determination.
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