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COMMONWEALTH v. WATERS

445 Pa. 534 (1971)

Commonwealth v. Waters, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

December 20, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sallie Ann Radick, Assistant Public Defender, with her John J. Dean, Assistant Public Defender, and George H. Ross, Public Defender, for appellant.

Carol Mary Los, Assistant District Attorney, with her Robert L. Campbell, Assistant District Attorney, and Robert W. Duggan, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before JONES, EAGEN, O'BRIEN, POMEROY and BARBIERI, JJ.

OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE BARBIERI, December 20, 1971:

Appellant in this case entered a plea of guilty to murder generally in open court and in the presence of counsel on February 26, 1963. The plea was entered and the degree of guilt hearing was held before Judge SOHN, specially presiding in Allegheny County. The court found him guilty of murder in the first degree, and imposed the sentence of life imprisonment. No direct appeal was taken. He subsequently filed a petition...

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