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COMMONWEALTH v. JONES

446 Pa. 223 (1971)

Commonwealth v. Jones, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

December 29, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas W. Jones, appellant, in propria persona.

Gordon J. Daghir, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, December 29, 1971:

Appellant was charged with the murder of his wife in August, 1965. He pleaded guilty to murder and after an evidentiary hearing was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. No appeal was taken.

In February, 1967, be filed a post-conviction petition1 alleging the denial of his Douglas2 appeal rights. His petition was...

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