Commonwealth v. Murray

Opinion by

Mii. Justice Bakbieiu,

Appellant was tried before a jury and found guilty of first degree murder. After his motion for a new trial was denied by a Court en banc he was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment. On appeal to this Court, we affirmed the order of the lower court. Commonwealth v. Murray, 437 Pa. 326, 263 A. 2d 886 (1970). Appellant thereafter filed a petition for relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA),1 and counsel was appointed to represent him. After argument, appellant’s petition was denied without an evidentiary hearing. Appellant then brought this appeal…