Commonwealth v. Taylor

OPINION OF THE COURT

EAGEN, Chief Justice.

On February 22, 1975, Thomas J. Taylor was convicted by a jury of voluntary manslaughter in Erie County. Post-verdict motions were filed on his behalf.1 However, immediately prior to sentencing, the post-verdict motions were withdrawn. Judgment of sentence of five to ten years imprisonment was imposed. On May 2, 1977, Taylor, pro se, filed a “Petition to Reinstate Appeal Rights” with this Court. We *62remanded to the trial court for proceedings to determine whether Taylor knowingly and intelligently waived his appellate rights.

Pursuant to our order of…