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COMMONWEALTH v. THOMAS

442 Pa. 111 (1971)

Commonwealth v. Thomas, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

March 18, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan Teitelman, for appellant.

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

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

OPINION BY MR. CHIEF JUSTICE BELL, March 18, 1971:

Appellant was arrested and charged with the murder of Helen Whalen. On May 5, 1964, appellant was tried and found guilty of murder in the first degree, and on September 14, 1964 was sentenced to life imprisonment. During his trial, he was represented by counsel.

Appellant filed a petition under the Post Conviction Hearing Act, and was permitted to file an appeal nunc pro tunc to our Court. Two attorneys were...

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