Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Hurst
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 23, 1971No. Appeal, No. 1032PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Hoffman, J.,
This case involves an appeal from the denial of appellant’s Post Conviction Hearing Act petition. Appellant’s court-appointed counsel has submitted a two paragraph brief, which reads as follows:
“History of the Case : Appellant was convicted on a charge of burglary, larceny and receiving stolen goods, and sentenced by the Honorable Joseph Sloans without a. jury. Appellant filed a póst-conviction ;pétition which was heard by Judge Ethan Allen. Doty and denied on May 21, 1970. Present counsel was appointed to prosecute this appéal. •
“Argument : Present counsel has…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Commonwealth v. BakerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1968
- Commonwealth v. SparksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
3Cited by4 opinions
- Cleghorn v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1972
- Commonwealth v. BartolSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Commonwealth v. CovingtonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1971
- Commonwealth v. BreonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1971