Commonwealth v. Sinwell

HESTER, Judge:

This is an appeal from a dismissal, without a hearing, of a pro se petition filed under the Post Conviction Hearing Act, Act of January 25, 1966, P.L. 1580 (19 P.S. §§ 1180—1 et seq.). In his petition, appellant alleged, inter alia, the ineffectiveness of his former PCHA lawyer, attorney Joseph M. Hill, Jr. of the Lebanon County Bar. The trial court concluded that this claim was “refuted by a glance at the record”, and denied both a hearing and appellant’s request for appointment of counsel. 1 The only issue we consider is whether the court was correct in summarily dismissing…