COM. v. JONES


324 Pa.Super. 359 (1984)

471 A.2d 879

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. George JONES, Jr., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed February 10, 1984.

Petition for Allowance of Appeal Granted August 30, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Halley, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Melinda G. Tell, Assistant District Attorney, Pittsburgh, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before CAVANAUGH, CIRILLO and CERCONE, JJ.


CIRILLO, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County denying relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9551.

In January of 1977 appellant George Jones and two cohorts held up an insurance company office in Pittsburgh. Police officers immediately apprehended the robbers after a shootout in the street behind the insurance...

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