Commonwealth v. Fauntroy

OPINION OF THE COURT

Appellant, Clifton Fauntroy, was found guilty in November, 1973, of murder in the first degree and conspiracy. Post-trial motions were denied, and a judgment of sentence of life imprisonment was imposed on the murder charge; *289sentence on the conspiracy charge was suspended. No timely appeal from the judgment of sentence was taken.

In January, 1976, appellant filed a petition under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act1 alleging that he had been denied his rights relative to appeal. Douglas v. California, 372 U.S. 353, 83 S.Ct. 814, 9 L.Ed.2d 811 (1963). Finding that the…