COM. v. LINDSEY


455 Pa.Super. 228 (1996)

687 A.2d 1144

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee, v. Leon R. LINDSEY, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed December 30, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leon R. Lindsey, pro se.

Peter Paul Olszewski, Jr., District Attorney, and Melissa A. Berlot, Assistant District Attorney, Wilkes-Barre, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before McEWEN, President Judge, and POPOVICH and MONTEMURO, JJ.


POPOVICH, Judge.

This is an appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Luzerne County dismissing appellant's first petition, pro se, for post-conviction relief without appointment of counsel. On appeal, appellant's sole contention is that the lower court erred in denying him the right to counsel to assist him in his petition. We agree, and, therefore, remand for the appointment of counsel.1

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