Commonwealth v. Heard

Opinion by

Spaulding, J.,

Appellant Edward Lee Heard was convicted, along with two co-defendants,1 of the 1967 armed robbery of a Dravosburg fur shop. The judgment of sentence was affirmed on direct appeal to this Court.2 This appeal stems from the denial of post-conviction relief following a hearing before Judge Samuel Stiiauss of the Court of Common Pleas, Criminal Division, of Allegheny County. Appellant here alleges that he was denied effective assistance of counsel at trial. We find no merit to any of his contentions.

We are mindful of our limited scope in reviewing claims of abridgment of…