Commonwealth v. Dever
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
JACOBS, Judge:
This is an appeal from the conviction of Joseph Dever, appellant, for violating the Uniform Firearms Act. Act of Dec. 6, 1972, P.L. 1482, No. 334, § 1, 18 Pa. C.S. § 6106 (1973). Several arguments are made in appellant’s submitted brief, no oral argument having been *91made, which are without merit.1 Appellant’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, however, requires that the case be remanded for an evidentiary hearing.
On July 14, 1974, appellant and another person knocked on the door of a motel room that was at the time being searched by the police for narcotics. One of the…
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