Commonwealth v. Lane

OPINION OF THE COURT

EAGEN, Chief Justice.

On March 1, 1972, Richard Lane, while represented by privately retained counsel, was convicted of receiving stolen goods in a non-jury trial in Allegheny County. 1 He was placed on probation for five years. No appeal was entered. 2

On January 10, 1975, Lane filed a petition seeking post-conviction relief. After an evidentiary hearing, Lane was permitted to file post-verdict motions nunc pro tunc. The motions were filed and subsequently denied. On appeal, the Superior Court affirmed the trial court’s probation order. We granted allocatur. Throughout…