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COMMONWEALTH v. JAMES

429 Pa. 250 (1968)

Commonwealth v. James, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

April 1, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert James, petitioner, in propria persona.

Walter M. Phillips, Jr. and Alan J. Davis, Assistant District Attorneys, Richard A. Sprague, First Assistant District Attorney, and Arlen Specter, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, April 1, 1968:

Robert James was found guilty in a nonjury trial of felonious possession of drugs and, in January of 1962, received a 5 to 10 year sentence. On direct appeal, this conviction was affirmed. Commonwealth v. James, 202 Pa.Super. 464, 198 A.2d 350 (1964). James then filed a Post Conviction Hearing Act application containing two allegations: (1) trial counsel's representation...

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