369 A.2d 725

COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Edmund William LINCOLN, Appellant (two cases).

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.Submitted November 16, 1976.
Decided February 28, 1977.

Appeal Nos. 521 and 522 January Term, 1974, from Judgment of Sentence of the Court of Common Pleas, Criminal Division, of Chester County, at Nos. 178, 179 and 180 May Term, 1972; Thomas A. Pitt, Jr., Judge.

John R. Merrick, Public Defender, Michael S. Barranco, Asst. Public Defender, Carol E. Haltrecht, West Chester, for appellant.

Timothy H. Knauer, F. Ned Hand, Robert S. Gawthrop, III, Asst. Dist. Attys., for appellee.

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

Page 590

OPINION OF THE COURT
PER CURIAM:

The record in the instant case is remanded to the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County for the filing of an opinion in conformity with Pennsylvania Rule of Appellate Procedure 1925(a).

In addition, the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County is directed to hold an evidentiary hearing concerning the allegation of ineffective assistance of trial counsel.

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