Commonwealth v. King

HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellant contends that the lower court erred in denying his Post Conviction Hearing Act 1 petition without a hearing. Because appellant did not receive the assistance of counsel in preparing his PCHA petition, we vacate the lower court’s order and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

On September 10, 1976, appellant filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas. In this petition, appellant alleged that his state convictions on charges of possessing and delivering a controlled substance 2 contravened his…