Commonwealth v. Zanine

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

On September 22, 1969, appellant Louis F. Zanine pleaded guilty to charges of murder generally in connection with the stabbing of his wife. The court determined he had committed murder in the second degree and sentenced him to undergo a term of imprisonment of not less than ten nor more than twenty years.

An appeal was taken on February 18, 1970. Appellant’s private counsel filed a petition to withdraw from the case, which was granted on July 17, 1970. New counsel was appointed by the. trial court on August 4, 1970. He likewise concluded no colorable basis for an…