Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. McBee
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 10, 1986No. Appeal 420 E.D. Allocatur Docket 1985PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
LARSEN, Justice.
The issue presented in this case is whether remand for the appointment of new counsel is required when a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel is made on direct appeal and it is clear from the record that the claim is meritless.
On July 1, 1976, John Meehan was killed during the course of a robbery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On August 18, 1976, Darryl McBee (appellee) was arrested in Virginia while visiting his brother and sister-in-law. Subse quent to his arrest, appellee had the benefit of advice from his brother, sister-in-law and Attorney John…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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