Commonwealth v. Williams

OPINION OF THE COURT

EAGEN, Chief Justice.

On September 25, 1972, appellant, Ronald Lee Williams, was convicted by a jury in Lehigh County of being an accessory before and after the fact to forging stolen money orders and an accessory before the fact to counterfeiting an American Express Traveler’s check. Following a denial of post-verdict motions, a prison sentence was imposed. Williams’ direct appeal to the Superior Court resulted in an affirmance of the judgment without opinion, Commonwealth v. Williams, 231 Pa.Super. 804, 331 A.2d 526 (1975).

Later in 1975, Williams filed a petition in the…