Commonwealth v. Whiteside

Full title: Commonwealth v. Whiteside, Appellant

Court: Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Apr 8, 1976

357 A.2d 823 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1976)

239 Pa. Super. 733

Opinion

Submitted November 17, 1975.

April 8, 1976.

Petition for post-conviction relief. Appeal, No. 601, April T., 1975, from order of Court of Common Pleas, Criminal Division, of Allegheny County, Oct. T., 1973, No. 6370A, order by FIOK, J. Submitted November 17, 1975.

Lester G. Nauhaus, Trial Defender, John J. Dean, Chief, Appellate Division, and Ralph J. Cappy, Public Defender, for appellant; No appearance entered nor brief submitted for Commonwealth, appellee.

OPINION PER CURIAM:

This case is remanded to the trial court with directions to give appellant a hearing on his petition for post-conviction relief: Commonwealth v. Johnson, 431 Pa. 522, 532, 246 A.2d 345, 351 (1968); Commonwealth v. Jones, 236 Pa. Super. 145, 147, 344 A.2d 504 (1975); and Commonwealth v. Nahodil, 212 Pa. Super. 77, 79, 239 A.2d 840 (1968).