Commonwealth v. Johnson

Full title: Commonwealth v. Johnson, Appellant

Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Apr 22, 1971

276 A.2d 300 (Pa. 1971)

276 A.2d 300

Opinion

Submitted November 9, 1970.

April 22, 1971.

Before BELL, C. J., JONES, COHEN, EAGEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS and POMEROY, JJ.

Appeal, No. 568, Jan. T., 1970, from order of Court of Common Pleas, Trial Division, of Philadelphia, Aug. T., 1945, No. 316, in case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. James Johnson. Order affirmed.

Petition for post-conviction relief. Before DOTY, J.

Petition denied. Petitioner appealed.

John W. Packel, Assistant Defender, and Vincent J. Ziccardi, Defender, for appellant.

Milton M. Stein, Assistant District Attorney, James D. Crawford, Deputy District Attorney, Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

OPINION PER CURIAM, April 22, 1971:

Order affirmed. See, Commonwealth v. Johnson, 428 Pa. 210, 236 A.2d 805 (1968); Commonwealth v. McBride, 440 Pa. 81, 269 A.2d 737 (1970); Commonwealth ex rel. Washington v. Maroney, 427 Pa. 599, 235 A.2d 349 (1967).

Mr. Justice COHEN took no part in the decision of this case.