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COMMONWEALTH v. HALL

430 Pa. 163 (1968)

Commonwealth v. Hall, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

May 21, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel J. Lawler, Public Defender, for appellant.

Ralf E. Gilbert, Assistant District Attorney, and Ward F. Clark, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, May 21, 1968:

Wilson Hall has taken this appeal from the denial, after hearing, of a post-conviction petition attacking his 1943 guilty plea to murder; he is presently serving a life sentence. Among the issues raised at his hearing was whether appellant had been informed of his right to appeal and his right to the assistance of counsel for that purpose. The Commonwealth was unable to sustain its burden in light of a record silent as...

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