Commonwealth v. High

SPAETH, Judge:

This is an appeal from a lower court order dismissing appellant’s petition for relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act, Act of January 25, 1966, P.L. 1580, et seq., 19 P.S. 1180-1 et seq. (Supp.1970). The only question stated in appellant’s brief is whether the lower court should have appointed counsel to assist appellant with his PCHA petition.

It is clear that the lower court should have appointed counsel. See Commonwealth v. Triplett, 467 Pa. 510, 359 A.2d 392 (1976), quoting and applying Commonwealth v. Adams, 465 Pa. 389, 350 A.2d 820 (1976), which held that summary…