Commonwealth v. Hamilton

274 Pa. Superior Ct. 350 (1980)

418 A.2d 442

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania

v.

George Lee HAMILTON, Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted October 24, 1979.

Filed January 11, 1980.

Stephen H. Serota, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Robert B. Lawler, Assistant District Attorney, Chief Appeals Division, Philadelphia, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before CERCONE, President Judge, and ROBERTS and LIPEZ, JJ.[*]

ROBERTS, Judge:

In this appeal from denial of relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act,[1] appellant contends that trial counsel was ineffective. We agree, reverse the order of the PCHA…