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Commonwealth v. Cline

Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Jun 16, 1967
231 A.2d 430 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1967)

Opinion

April 10, 1967.

June 16, 1967.

Criminal Law — Practice — Petition for post-conviction relief — Petitioner's allegations contradicted by record — Necessity of hearing.

No hearing is necessary on a petition for post-conviction relief where petitioner's allegations are contradicted by the record.

Submitted April 10, 1967.

Before ERVIN, P.J., WRIGHT, WATKINS, MONTGOMERY, JACOBS, HOFFMAN, and SPAULDING, JJ.

Appeal, No. 113, April T., 1967, from order of Court of Oyer and Terminer of Allegheny County, Jan. T., 1966, No. 19, in case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Ralph R. Cline. Order affirmed.

Petition for post-conviction hearing.

Order entered dismissing petition without hearing, opinion by REILLY, P.J., specially presiding. Petitioner appealed.

Ralph R. Cline, appellant, in propria persona.

Edwin J. Martin, Assistant District Attorney, and Robert W. Duggan, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.


This is an appeal from the dismissal, without hearing, of a petition for post-conviction relief. Petitioner's sole allegation is lack of representation by counsel at his trial before REILLY, P.J., on charges of armed robbery and violation of the Uniform Firearms Act. The brief notes at trial show that petitioner and his co-defendant, Hursh, were in fact represented by a local attorney. Petitioner contradicts the record, with an affidavit by Hursh, the co-defendant, that this attorney did not represent either defendant. The record is conclusive that petitioner was represented at trial and sentenced. No hearing is necessary where petitioner's allegations are contradicted by the record. Commonwealth ex rel. Holben v. Russell, 418 Pa. 22, 23, 208 A.2d 861 (1965).

Order affirmed.


Summaries of

Commonwealth v. Cline

Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Jun 16, 1967
231 A.2d 430 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1967)
Case details for

Commonwealth v. Cline

Case Details

Full title:Commonwealth v. Cline, Appellant

Court:Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Jun 16, 1967

Citations

231 A.2d 430 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1967)
231 A.2d 430