Commonwealth v. Sangricco

OPINION OF THE COURT

ROBERTS, Justice.

Appellant George Sangricco brings this pro se appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Clarion County dismissing, without a hearing, his second uncounselled petition for relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act, Act of January 25, 1966, P.L. (1965) 1580, § 1 et seq., 19 P.S. § 1180-1 et seq. (Supp.1979). Without reaching the merits of appellant’s present claims, it must be concluded that summary dismissal, without hearing, of appellant’s second uncounselled petition was improper.

In March of 1974, a jury found appellant guilty of voluntary…