Commonwealth v. Minnick

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

Appellant, Steve Minnick, was after a plea of guilty ¿djudged to have committed second degree murder and sentenced to 6-12 years. No appeal from this conviction was prosecuted. His first attempt to obtain post-conviction relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act, Act of January 25, 1966, P. L. (1965) 1580, 19 P.S. §1180-1 et seq. (Supp. 1966) was unsuccessful. This appeal followed.

In his post-conviction petition Minnick checked the block on the post-conviction application form indicating that he was without funds and requested the appointment of an attorney.…