Commonwealth v. Covington

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

This is an appeal from the denial, after a hearing, of appellant’s second Post Conviction Hearing Act petition. Appellant’s court-appointed counsel submitted a two paragraph brief, which reads as follows:

“History of the Case : Appellant was convicted of charges of armed robbery by the Honorable Vincent A. Carroll after a plea of guilty and received a sentence of 20 to 40 years. Appellant filed a post-conviction petition which was denied by the Honorable Maurice Sporkin in July, 1967. Appellant thereafter filed a second petition and from the denial thereof has taken the…