Commonwealth Ex Rel. Ackerman v. Russell

Opinion by

Montgomery, J.,

This appeal by petitioner Albert Ackerman is from an order dismissing, without a hearing, his petition filed under the Post Conviction Hearing Act, January 25, 1966, P. L. (1965) 1580, 19 P.S. §1180-1. The reasons assigned in support of the petition are: “a. The introduction into evidence of a statement obtained in the absence of counsel at a time when representation is constitutionally required, b. The denial of my constitutional rights to representation by competent counsel, c. A plea of guilty unlawfully induced, d. The abridgement of a right guaranteed by the…