Commonwealth v. Henry

Opinion by

Hoffman, J.,

In this appeal from the denial of his Post Conviction Hearing Act petition, appellant contends that his 1963 guilty plea to aggravated robbery, conspiracy, and assault should be vacated because his counsel was subject to a conflict of interest.

Appellant’s trial was held before the Honorable Raymond Pace Alexander without a jury. Appellant was tried together with two other co-defendants for his alleged participation in an armed robbery which occurred on January 12, 1963, in Philadelphia.

At the outset of the trial, counsel from the Defender Association of Philadelphia was…