Commonwealth v. Gilmer

441 Pa. 170 (1970)

Commonwealth

v.

Gilmer, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted October 1, 1970.

November 12, 1970.

Before BELL, C.J., JONES, COHEN, O'BRIEN, ROBERTS and POMEROY, JJ.

Joseph Wassell, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.

Paul R. Mazzoni, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

OPINION PER CURIAM, November 12, 1970:

In 1947, John J. Gilmer was convicted of first degree murder. Gilmer, through counsel, filed post-trial motions. These motions were later withdrawn and Gilmer was sentenced to life imprisonment.

Approximately twenty years later, Gilmer filed in the…