Commonwealth v. Sherard

384 A.2d 234 | Pa. | 1977

477 Pa. 429 (1977) 384 A.2d 234

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania
v.
Norvell Lee SHERARD, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

Submitted May 23, 1977. Decided October 7, 1977.

Daniel R. McGarry, Frederic G. Antoun, Jr., Asst. Public Defenders, for appellant.

Marion E. MacIntyre, Second Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

Before EAGEN, C.J., and O'BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX, MANDERINO and PACKEL, JJ.

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

The matter is remanded for the appointment of other counsel because the post-conviction petitioner, represented by a public defender, claims ineffective assistance of trial and appellate counsel who were from the office of the public defender. Commonwealth v. Wright, 473 Pa. 395, 374 A.2d 1272 (1977).