Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. McGeth

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 8, 1985No. 01511Published

1Opinion of the Court

347 Pa. Superior Ct. 333 (1985)

500 A.2d 860

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania, Appellee,

v.

Sherman McGETH, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted April 4, 1985.

Filed November 8, 1985.

Aaron C. Finestone, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Jane C. Greenspan, Assistant District Attorney, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before CAVANAUGH, OLSZEWSKI and HOFFMAN, JJ.

CAVANAUGH, Judge:

This appeal is from a final order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County dismissing appellant's petition for PCHA relief without a hearing and permitting appointed PCHA counsel to withdraw. This case…

Also in this document: Concurrence.

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  3. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  4. Commonwealth v. HubbardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  5. Commonwealth v. McClendonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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