Commonwealth v. McCaskill

321 Pa. Superior Ct. 266 (1983)

468 A.2d 472

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania

v.

Jack D. McCASKILL, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted February 23, 1983.

Filed October 21, 1983.

Reargument Denied December 29, 1983.

Richard S. Levine, Assistant Public Defender, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Robert L. Eberhardt, Deputy District Attorney, Pittsburgh, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before SPAETH, BROSKY and MONTEMURO, JJ.

SPAETH, Judge:

This appeal is from an order denying a petition filed under the Post-Conviction Hearing Act, 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9551. Appellant argues that his trial counsel was…