Commonwealth v. Davis

Opinion by

M!r. Chief Justice Jones,

The appellant, Calvin Davis, was arrested in September of 1969 and charged with murder as a result of his participation in a tavern robbery in which the bartender was killed. The appellant, who was at all times represented by private counsel, waived a jury trial and pled guilty to murder generally. Following a degree of guilt hearing, the appellant was found guilty of second-degree murder and sentenced to from ten to twenty years’ imprisonment. No post-trial motions were filed.

On January 18, 1971, the appellant filed a petition with this Court for leave to…