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Commonwealth v. Patterson

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 28, 1977No. 27 and 28PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

2Per curiam

Appellants, Charles Randolph Patterson and James Lewis Patterson, are brothers who pleaded guilty to murder on January 6, 1973. Following a degree of guilt hearing, appellants were found guilty of murder in the second degree and each was sentenced to serve ten to twenty years in prison. No post-verdict motions were filed and no appeal was taken.

On April 26, 1974, appellants filed separate but identical petitions under the Post Conviction Hearing Act. Both petitions, after alleging that appellants were without financial resources and were unable to employ an attorney, requested that an…

3Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. AdamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  2. Commonwealth v. BlairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977

4Cited by10 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. SangriccoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
  2. Commonwealth v. YochamSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Nicholson v. M & S Detective Agency, Inc.Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  4. Commonwealth v. LowenbergSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
  5. Commonwealth v. DanielsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1980

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