Commonwealth v. May

CERCONE, President Judge:

This case was listed for reargument along with Commonwealth v. Miranda, 296 Pa.Super. 441, 442 A.2d 1133 (1982), 1 since the primary issue also concerns the scope of review permitted a PCHA court once it decides that the PCHA petitioner has been denied his appellate rights.

Appellant, Barry L. May, was involved in three trials before the York County Court. In one jury trial appellant was charged, along with two other defendants, with the robbery of a beer distributor. In the second case, appellant and another defendant were tried before a jury on a charge of robbery of…