Commonwealth v. Harris

POPOVICH, Judge:

This is an appeal from the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County denying appellant’s, Jerome Harris’, Post-Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA) Petition. 19 P.S. § 1180-1 et seq., as amended; reenacted as 42 Pa.C. S.A. §§ 9541-9551. We reverse.

A review of the record reveals that on July 19, 1975, a complaint was filed against the appellant charging him with robbery, aggravated assault and the attempted murder of Eula Everson. Out of this incident arose the additional, charge of murder as to Mrs. Everson’s husband, who was shot in the head by the appellant. Further,…