Commonwealth v. Williams

HESTER, Judge:

This is an appeal from the denial of a Post Conviction Hearing Act 1 (hereinafter referred to as PCHA) petition for relief. We affirm.

The salient procedural facts of this case are as follows. Appellant, Julius Williams, was arrested and charged with the shooting of Horace Wallace on January 3, 1974. After a bench trial on October 25, 1974, appellant was convicted of aggravated assault and related charges. The victim’s testimony and identification of appellant as his assailant contributed to appellant’s conviction. At trial, appellant was represented by Attorney Barry Denker.

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