Commonwealth v. Culpeper

Opinion by Mr.

Justice O’Brien,

This is an appeal from the denial, after hearing, by the Court of Oyer and Terminer of Philadelphia County, of appellant’s petition for relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act. On May 3, 1967, appellant, Charles A. Culpeper, pleaded guilty to murder generally before a three judge panel. After a degree of guilt hearing, the court found appellant guilty of second degree murder, one judge being of the view that a conviction of first degree murder was warranted. Appellant filed no post-trial motions, and on May 4, 1967, he was sentenced to ten to twenty years…