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Commonwealth v. Brady

Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Jun 5, 1969
215 Pa. Super. 704 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1969)

Opinion

Submitted April 14, 1969.

June 5, 1969.

Petition for post-conviction relief. Appeal, No. 145, April T., 1969, from order of Court of Oyer and Terminer and General Jail Delivery of Crawford County, Nov. T., 1962, Nos. 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, and 47, opinion by THOMAS, J. Submitted April 14, 1969.

R. Charles Thomas, for appellant; David P. Truax, Assistant District Attorney, and Paul D. Shafer, Jr., District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.


In accordance with Commonwealth v. Wilson, 430 Pa. 1 (1968), and Commonwealth v. Johnson, 212 Pa. Super. 158 (1968), the order is vacated and the record remanded with directions to hold an evidentiary hearing, with counsel, to determine whether appellant was deprived of the right to appeal from the judgment of sentence. If the lower court shall find that appellant has knowingly and intelligently waived his right to appeal, it shall enter an order to that effect. If the lower court shall find that appellant has not knowingly and intelligently waived his right to appeal, this Court will permit, upon motion of counsel, an appeal to be filed nunc pro tunc from the judgment of sentence.


Summaries of

Commonwealth v. Brady

Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Jun 5, 1969
215 Pa. Super. 704 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1969)
Case details for

Commonwealth v. Brady

Case Details

Full title:Commonwealth v. Brady, Appellant

Court:Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Jun 5, 1969

Citations

215 Pa. Super. 704 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1969)
260 A.2d 815

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