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COMMONWEALTH v. JONES

447 Pa. 228 (1971)

Commonwealth v. Jones, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

December 30, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Perezous, and Xakellis, Perezous & Mongiovi, for appellant.

Henry J. Rutherford, First Assistant District Attorney, and Clarence C. Newcomer, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

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

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE ROBERTS, December 30, 1971:

On September 9, 1930, following a trial by jury, appellant Robert C. Jones was convicted of first degree murder. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. No post-trial motions were filed nor was a direct appeal taken.

In 1967, appellant filed a PCHA petition,1 alleging that he was denied his constitutional right of appeal under Douglas2 because...

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