Commonwealth v. Steich

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Commonwealth v. Steich

268 A.2d 463, 217 Pa. Super. 770, 1970 Pa. Super. LEXIS 1512

Superior Court of Pennsylvania·Decided August 6, 1970·No. Appeal, No. 484·Published·Cited by 1 cases

Opinion

Per Curiam :

The order of the court below is vacated and the record remanded so that appellant may amend the post-conviction petition of May 6, 1969, to allege any extraordinary circumstances which justify the failure to raise his new allegations on his prior petition. Post Conviction Hearing Act, Section 4(b) (2), Act of January 25, 1966, P. L. (1965) 1580, 19 P.S. §1180-4(b) (2) (Supp. 1970). See Commonwealth v. Satchell, 430 Pa. 443, 243 A. 2d 381 (1968).

Wright, P. J., dissents.

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Opinion

Per Curiam :

The order of the court below is vacated and the record remanded so that appellant may amend the post-conviction petition of May 6, 1969, to allege any extraordinary circumstances which justify the failure to raise his new allegations on his prior petition. Post Conviction Hearing Act, Section 4(b) (2), Act of January 25, 1966, P. L. (1965) 1580, 19 P.S. §1180-4(b) (2) (Supp. 1970). See Commonwealth v. Satchell, 430 Pa. 443, 243 A. 2d 381 (1968).

Wright, P. J., dissents.

Commonwealth v. Steich, 268 A.2d 463, 217 Pa. Super. 770, 1970 Pa. Super. LEXIS 1512 (Pa. Ct. App. 1970).

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