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Com. v. Sandutch

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Sep 28, 1981
435 A.2d 1215 (Pa. 1981)

Opinion

September 28, 1981.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal No. 235 E.D.Misc.Dkt. 1981, from the Order of the Superior Court.


ORDER


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.

ROBERTS, FLAHERTY, and WILKINSON, JJ., vote to join in grant.


Summaries of

Com. v. Sandutch

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Sep 28, 1981
435 A.2d 1215 (Pa. 1981)
Case details for

Com. v. Sandutch

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Respondent, v. James Vincent SANDUTCH…

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Sep 28, 1981

Citations

435 A.2d 1215 (Pa. 1981)
435 A.2d 1215