Commonwealth v. Morgan

HOFFMAN, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order denying appellant’s petition for relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA), 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9551. Appellant contends that the lower court erred in denying post-conviction relief without a hearing and without the appointment of counsel. We find that this contention has merit and, therefore, reverse the lower court’s order and remand the ease for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

In June of 1964 appellant pleaded guilty to numerous counts of burglary. Appellant was sentenced to two-and-one-half-to-five years imprisonment and…