Commonwealth v. Taylor

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Pomeroy,

On June 9,1965, appellant Myles Taylor, represented by court-appointed counsel, entered a plea of guilty to murder generally, the degree of guilt being subsequently fixed at murder in the second degree. Appellant made no post-trial motions and took no appeal.

On October 22, 1969, appellant filed a PCHA1 petition, alleging numerous grounds for reversal of his conviction. At the hearing on the petition, these grounds narrowed to only two contentions: (1) that appellant’s guilty plea was on incompetent advice of counsel and was not knowing and intelligent, and (2)…