Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Napper
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 13, 1978No. 2011PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPAETH, Judge:
This is a most unusual case. At a PCHA hearing, appellant’s trial counsel all but admitted that he had been ineffective in failing to advise appellant fully on the advisability of accepting a plea bargain. Under the circumstances of this case, we agree with counsel; and while we regret his ineffectiveness, we commend his candor.
In 1970 appellant, who was then 18 years old, was convicted by a jury on two indictments for aggravated robbery 1 and sentenced to two consecutive terms of five to twenty years. We affirmed per curiam. Commonwealth v. Napper, 218 Pa.Super. 809, 275 A.2d…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
- Commonwealth v. HubbardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. ClairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
- Commonwealth v. DancerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1975
- Commonwealth v. ViaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
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3Cited by51 opinions
- United States v. William Day, A/K/A William McNeilCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- State v. DiFriscoSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1994
- In Re AlvernazCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
- People v. CurryIllinois Supreme Court · 1997
- Lloyd v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1988
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