Commonwealth v. Hunt

HOFFMAN, Judge:

Appellant requests that our Court order an evidentiary hearing to determine whether he was competent to stand trial. We grant this request and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

On March 16, 1973, a Corapolis, Allegheny County, police officer arrested appellant and charged him with robbery, 1 receiving stolen goods, 2 and assault and battery with intent to kill. 3 The charges stemmed from a robbery of a taxicab driver and an ensuing attack on the victim with a five inch paring knife. When appellant failed to post bail, he was placed in the Allegheny County jail.