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Commonwealth v. Lane

Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Feb 27, 1975
334 A.2d 309 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1975)

Opinion

Submitted December 2, 1974.

February 27, 1975.

Petition for post-conviction relief. Appeal, No. 1415, Oct. T., 1974, from order of Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division, of Philadelphia, Sept. T., 1971, No. 395, order by WILLIAMS, JR., J. Submitted December 2, 1974.

Robert W. Lees, for appellant; Harry M. Spaeth, Mark Sendrow and Steven H. Goldblatt, Assistant District Attorneys, Abraham J. Gafni, Deputy District Attorney, and F. Emmett Fitzpatrick, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.


The order of the court below is reversed and the record is remanded with directions that appellant be granted leave to amend his petition with the assistance of counsel in any manner within thirty (30) days. See Commonwealth v. Fox, 448 Pa. 491, 295 A.2d 285 (1972); Commonwealth v. Cornitcher, 447 Pa. 539, 291 A.2d 521 (1972). Whether an evidentiary hearing will then be warranted will be for the trial court to decide in the light of the developments.


Summaries of

Commonwealth v. Lane

Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Feb 27, 1975
334 A.2d 309 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1975)
Case details for

Commonwealth v. Lane

Case Details

Full title:Commonwealth v. Lane, Appellant

Court:Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Feb 27, 1975

Citations

334 A.2d 309 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1975)
232 Pa. Super. 729

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