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COM. v. McELVEEN

487 Pa. 491 (1980)

410 A.2d 295

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Benjamin Regan McELVEEN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided February 1, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O. Robert Silverstein, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Chief, Appeals Division, Asst. Dist. Atty., Stephen J. Cooperstein, Philadelphia, for appellee.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN and FLAHERTY, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

In a proceeding under the Post Conviction Hearing Act, January 25, 1966, P.L. (1965) 1580, §§ 1 et seq., 19 P.S. §§ 1180-1 et seq., appellant Benjamin Regan McElveen challenges the validity of his guilty plea. Appellant contends that the failure of his counsel and the suppression court to raise the issue of competency renders his subsequent guilty plea invalid...

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