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COM. v. HARRIS

501 Pa. 178 (1983)

460 A.2d 747

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. James HARRIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided May 27, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul A. McGinley, Allentown (Court-appointed), for appellant.

Edward J. Zamborsky, Asst. District Atty., for appellee.

Before ROBERTS, C.J., and NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY, McDERMOTT, HUTCHINSON and ZAPPALA, JJ.

OPINION

ZAPPALA, Justice.

Appellant, James Harris, is appealing an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County denying his supplemental PCHA petition to withdraw his guilty plea and for appointment of a special prosecutor.

In his petition, Mr. Harris alleges that a conflict of interest existed when his public defender, William Platt was appointed to the position of District Attorney of Lehigh County during the pendency of Harris' first...

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