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Com. v. Sherard

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Oct 7, 1977
477 Pa. 429 (Pa. 1977)

Opinion

Submitted May 23, 1977.

Decided October 7, 1977.

Appeal from the Court of Common Pleas, Dauphin County, No. 286, Criminal Division, 1973.

Daniel R. McGarry, Frederic G. Antoun, Jr., Asst. Public Defenders, for appellant.

Marion E. MacIntyre, Second Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

Before EAGEN, C. J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX, MANDERINO and PACKEL, JJ.


OPINION


The matter is remanded for the appointment of other counsel because the post-conviction petitioner, represented by a public defender, claims ineffective assistance of trial and appellate counsel who were from the office of the public defender. Commonwealth v. Wright, 473 Pa. 395, 374 A.2d 1272 (1977).


Summaries of

Com. v. Sherard

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Oct 7, 1977
477 Pa. 429 (Pa. 1977)
Case details for

Com. v. Sherard

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Norvell Lee SHERARD, Appellant

Court:Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Oct 7, 1977

Citations

477 Pa. 429 (Pa. 1977)
384 A.2d 234

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