Commonwealth v. Shaffer

475 Pa. 256 (1977)

380 A.2d 341

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania

v.

Eugene R. SHAFFER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted May 23, 1977.

Decided December 1, 1977.

Laurence T. Himes, Jr., York, for appellant.

Donald L. Reihart, Dist. Atty., Daniel F. Wolfson, Asst. Dist. Atty., York, for appellee.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX, MANDERINO and PACKEL, JJ.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PACKEL, Justice.

This case presents the issue of whether the rejection of the services of a public defender in purported reliance on the advice of a para-professional law clinic in a prison…