Commonwealth v. Pavkovich

Opinion by

Mr. Justice O’Brien,

In 1963, appellant was found guilty, after a jury trial, of murder in the first degree. The jury fixed the sentence at life imprisonment, and that sentence was imposed. Thereafter, petitioner filed post-trial motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment. After argument, these motions were denied, and the life sentence imposed at the conclusion of the trial was reimposed. No appeal from the judgment of sentence was prosecuted.

Appellant subsequently filed a petition under the Post Conviction Hearing Act, in which he alleged, inter alia, that he had not…