Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Sawyer

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 16, 1986No. 191Published

1Opinion of the Court

355 Pa. Superior Ct. 115 (1986)

512 A.2d 1238

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania

v.

Curtis SAWYER, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted January 15, 1986.

Filed July 16, 1986.

Curtis Sawyer, in propria persona.

Robert L. Eberhardt, Deputy District Attorney, Pittsburgh, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before CAVANAUGH, OLSZEWSKI and KELLY, JJ.

KELLY, Judge:

Defendant-appellant Curtis Sawyer appeals from Orders denying his petition filed under the Post Conviction Hearing Act[1] (PCHA) and denying his motion for recusal. The court below denied the petition without appointment of counsel or a hearing.…

Also in this document: Concurrence.

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. PerrySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. Commonwealth v. CouncilSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  3. Commonwealth v. WatlingtonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  4. Commonwealth v. AdamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  5. Commonwealth v. FinleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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