Commonwealth v. Frankhouser

Lehman, P. J.,

Defendant was tried and convicted by a jury of statutory rape of a 15 year-old girl. He was represented by counsel of his own choosing. He has filed a petition under the Post Conviction Hearing Act, approved January 25, 1966, P. L. (1965) 1580, 19 PS §1180-1, et seq., requesting release from custody or a new trial. Pursuant to his representation that he does not now have a lawyer and is without financial means to employ one, we appointed an attorney to represent him in this proceeding.

Defendant complains that he did not receive a fair trial, because his lawyer, who defended him…