Superior Court of Pennsylvania, 1970

Commonwealth v. Foster

Commonwealth v. Foster
Superior Court of Pennsylvania · Decided May 21, 1970
216 Pa. Super. 828; 266 A.2d 547; 1970 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2029

Commonwealth v. Foster

Opinion of the Court

Opinion

Per Curiam :

Appellant filed a PCHA petition alleging denial of his right to competent counsel and his right of appeal. No hearing was held on his allegation with respect to counsel. He was, however, granted leave to file post-trial motions nunc pro tunc, which were overruled. Upon review of these two dispositions, we enter the following: Judgment of sentence affirmed; the order of the PCHA court is vacated and the record remanded for a hearing on the issue of representation by competent counsel.

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