Commonwealth v. Richardson

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Commonwealth v. Richardson

244 A.2d 794, 213 Pa. Super. 726

Superior Court of Pennsylvania·Decided August 9, 1968·No. Appeal, No. 585·Published·Cited by 1 cases

Opinion

Per Curiam :

The order of the court below is vacated and the record remitted with instructions to grant petitioner’s request, as an indigent, for production of a copy of the notes of testimony taken at the post-conviction hearing, and a copy of the court’s opinion dismissing the post-conviction petition, in order to permit petitioner to prosecute an effective and adequate appeal. See Griffin v. Illinois, 351 U.S. 12 (1956); §12 of the Post Conviction Hearing Act of January 25, 1966, P. L. (1965) 1580 (19 PS §1180-12).

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Opinion

Per Curiam :

The order of the court below is vacated and the record remitted with instructions to grant petitioner’s request, as an indigent, for production of a copy of the notes of testimony taken at the post-conviction hearing, and a copy of the court’s opinion dismissing the post-conviction petition, in order to permit petitioner to prosecute an effective and adequate appeal. See Griffin v. Illinois, 351 U.S. 12 (1956); §12 of the Post Conviction Hearing Act of January 25, 1966, P. L. (1965) 1580 (19 PS §1180-12).

Commonwealth v. Richardson, 244 A.2d 794, 213 Pa. Super. 726 (Pa. Ct. App. 1968).

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