Commonwealth v. Bricker

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Barbieri,

After pleading guilty to murder generally, appellant was found guilty of first degree murder at a degree of guilt hearing held on July 22, 1964, and sentenced to life imprisonment by the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County. Appellant filed a Post Conviction Hearing Act * (PCHA) petition on April 3, 1969, al leging, inter alia, that he had not intelligently and voluntarily waived his right to appeal. The hearing court found that appellant had, in fact, been denied his right of appeal, and ordered that appellant be permitted to file an appeal as though…