Commonwealth v. Sandutch
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Commonwealth v. Sandutch, 495 Pa. 667 (Pa. 1981)
435 A.2d 1215; 1981 Pa. LEXIS 1170
Flaherty, Grant, Roberts, Vote, Wilkinson
Commonwealth v. Sandutch
Opinion of the Court
The petition for allowance of appeal is granted 428 A.2d 170. The case is remanded to the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County, Criminal Division, with instructions to conduct an evidentiary hearing and to determine the merits of petitioner’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel arising out of trial counsel’s failure to produce additional evidence of prejudicial publicity to support his motion for a change of venue.
It is so ordered.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. James Vincent SANDUTCH
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- Status
- Published