Commonwealth v. White

Opinion by

Me. Justice Eagen,

On September 7, 1949, Joseph White with the assistance of counsel entered a general plea of guilty to the charge of murder, and, after an evidentiary hearing before a three-judge court, was adjudged guilty of murder in the first degree and was sentenced to life imprisonment. No appeal was entered.

In April 1971, White filed a petition seeking post-conviction relief, which was denied after hearing. White filed this appeal from that order.

In the petition seeking post-conviction relief, White asserted that he was denied his right of appeal from the judgment of…