Commonwealth v. Stokes

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Roberts,

Following a plea of guilty, 1 appellant Robert Stokes was convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of not less than 7% nor more than 15 years. On August 3, 1966 appellant filed an apjdication for collateral relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act 2 alleging, inter alia, that lie had been denied his absolute right to counsel on appeal 3 and that his guilty plea had been unlawfully induced. 4 On August 15, 1966 the petition was dismissed by the court below without a hearing and appellant prosecuted this appeal.

Appellant’s…