Commonwealth v. Walker

CERCONE, President Judge:

This is a direct appeal from a parole revocation order by the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Criminal Division. Appellant, Kenneth Walker, raises claims of ineffectiveness of both his hearing and post-hearing counsel. Since one of the claims not raised by counsel was of arguable merit, we remand the case to the court below for an evidentiary hearing to determine whether Walker’s counsel had any reasonable basis for his actions.

On June 30, 1976, Mr. Walker pleaded guilty to simple assault and resisting arrest. He was sentenced to prison for…