¶1In accordance with Douglas v. California, 372 U.S. 353 (1963), and Commonwealth ex rel. Cunningham v. Maroney, 421 Pa. 157, 218 A. 2d 811 (1966), the record is remanded to the court below with instructions to hold an evidentiary hearing, with counsel, in order to determine whether appellant knowingly and intelligently waived his right to counsel on appeal. If the court finds that the right to counsel on appeal was not waived, appellant shall be permitted to appeal nunc pro tunc and counsel shall be appointed to represent appellant in prosecuting that appeal.
211 Pa. Super. 756
Commonwealth v. Beard
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 13, 1968
Superior Court of Pennsylvania · decided 1968-02-13
Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently October 1972
1 federal appellate ·
Relies on Douglas v. People of State of California · Commonwealth Ex Rel. Cunningham v. Maroney
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Decided 1968-02-13
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