COM. v. BEATTY


277 Pa.Super. 162 (1980)

419 A.2d 711

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Nathaniel BEATTY, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed April 25, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elmer S. Beatty, Jr., Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Robert L. Eberhardt, Assistant District Attorney, Pittsburgh, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before VAN der VOORT, SPAETH and WATKINS, JJ.


SPAETH, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order denying post-conviction relief. Appellant's contention is that his trial counsel was ineffective.

Appellant's trial was before a judge sitting without a jury. The facts developed at trial were as follows. On March 16, 1976, appellant, armed with a gun and his face masked by a cap, entered a liquor store in Pittsburgh and ordered a clerk to fill a paper bag with money. Observing police outside the store, appellant...

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