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COMMONWEALTH v. DEWS

429 Pa. 555 (1968)

Commonwealth v. Dews, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

March 15, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. King, for appellant.

Leslie J. Carson, 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, EAGEN, O'BRIEN and ROBERTS, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, March 15, 1968:

Appellant William Dews was convicted by a jury of second degree murder; a sentence of 10 to 20 years was imposed in June of 1958. No posttrial motions were filed and an appeal was therefore not taken. Dews subsequently filed a 1967 petition under the Post Conviction Hearing Act.1 By order dated May 16, 1967 appellant was given leave to file new trial and arrest of judgment motions nunc pro...

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