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COM. v. McBEE

513 Pa. 255 (1986)

520 A.2d 10

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellant, v. Darryl McBEE, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Decided December 10, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gaele McLaughlin Barthold, Deputy Dist. Atty., Ronald Eisenberg, Philadelphia, for appellant.

William T. Cannon, Philadelphia, for appellee.

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

OPINION OF THE COURT

LARSEN, Justice.

The issue presented in this case is whether remand for the appointment of new counsel is required when a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel is made on direct appeal and it is clear from the record that the claim is meritless.

On July 1, 1976, John Meehan was killed during the course of a robbery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On August 18, 1976, Darryl McBee (appellee) was arrested in Virginia while visiting...

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