COMMONWEALTH v. BUTLER, 458 Pa. 625 (1974)

319 A.2d 422

Commonwealth v. Butler, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Submitted March 18, 1974.
May 22, 1974.

Appeal, No. 38, March T., 1974, from order of Court of Common Pleas, Criminal Division, of Allegheny County, Sept. T., 1959, No. 137, in case of Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. John Francis Butler. Order affirmed.

Petition for post-conviction relief.

Petition dismissed without a hearing, opinion and order by RIDGE, J. Petitioner appealed.

John R. Cook and John J. Dean, Assistant Public Defenders, and George H. Ross, Public Defender, for appellant.

Lawrence Neff Claus and Robert L. Eberhardt, Assistant District Attorneys, and Robert W. Duggan, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Before JONES, C. J., EAGEN, O’BRIEN, ROBERTS, POMEROY, NIX and MANDERINO, JJ.

OPINION PER CURIAM, May 22, 1974:

Order affirmed.

Commonwealth v. Welch, 425 Pa. 591 (1967).