Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Nardi

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 21, 1968No. Appeal, 106PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

Pee Curiam,

The petitioner in this case, convicted of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to life imprisonment, filed a petition under the Post Conviction Hearing Act alleging that counsel should have been appointed for him prior to the time of his preliminary hearing, that the trial court should have appointed a psychiatrist to assist counsel in preparing for trial, and/or a sanity commission should have been ordered to determine the competency of the petitioner to stand trial as well as his competency at the time of the commission of the alleged offense; that defense counsel…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Commonwealth ex rel. Fox v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1965
  2. Commonwealth v. GreenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1942

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. EvansSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  2. Commonwealth v. NardiSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
  3. Commonwealth v. RightnourSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976
  4. Commonwealth v. RightnourSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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