Commonwealth v. Harris

Appellant originally entered a plea of guilty, in 1973, to second degree murder, and was sentenced to a term of ten to twenty years. No appeal was taken from the judgment of sentence. Thereafter in 1974, appellant filed a petition under the Post Conviction Hearing Act 1 alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. A public defender was appointed to represent him and hearings were conducted below. On January 26, 1977, an order was filed denying PCHA relief and dismissing the petition. Appellant was, thereafter, granted, by the Supreme Court, the right to appeal nunc pro tunc from this order. On…