Commonwealth v. Irons

HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellant contends that the lower court erred in denying his Post Conviction Hearing Act 1 petition without a hearing. Because appellant did not receive the assistance of counsel in preparing his PCHA petition, we vacate the lower court’s order and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

Harrisburg police arrested appellant and charged him with aggravated assault and battery 2 and assault with intent to kill 3 based upon two separate incidents; the first occurred on May 19, 1972, and the second on May 5, 1973. Both attacks were upon the same victim and the cases…