Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Lee Wiggins H-5422 v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, District Attorney for Phila. Co
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 16, 1970No. 18164PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Appellant, Lee Wiggins, pleaded guilty on April 23, 1964 in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Philadelphia County to eleven charges of aggravated robbery and one each of playfully and wantonly pointing a firearm and of carrying a concealed deadly weapon. He was sentenced the same day, and has. since been confined. In March, 1966, appellant filed a petition under the Pennsylvania Post Conviction Hearing Act, Pa.Stat.Ann. Tit. 19, §§ 1180-1 to 1180-14 (Supp.1970). After an evidentiary hearing in April, 1967 that petition was dismissed, and the dismissal was affirmed by the…
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