Commonwealth v. Mayhugh

Opinion by

Jacobs, J.,

Following a jury trial the appellant herein was convicted of burglary and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of three and one half to seven years. In this direct appeal he raises two issues of constitutional dimensions: first, that he was denied a fair trial essential to due process of law when the court refused to grant a mistrial or voir dire after a juror may have seen him in the custody of two deputy sheriífs; and second, that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel when the court required his counsel to proceed with trial even though he was unprepared.

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