Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Frank M. BEAVER, Jr., Appellant
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1976-08-03
Citations: 469 Pa. 236
Docket Number: No. 243 Allocatur Docket; No. 146
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Frank M. BEAVER, Jr., Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 469
Pages: 236–236

Head Matter:
364 A.2d 1356
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Frank M. BEAVER, Jr., Appellant.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Aug. 3, 1976.

Opinion:
ORDER
PER CURIAM.
The petition for allowance of appeal is granted. Judgment of sentence vacated. 240 Pa.Super. 703, 356 A.2d 367. Case remanded for an evidentiary hearing to determine if trial counsel's failure to move for mistrial or seek questioning of jurors, concerning their knowledge of newspaper articles about appellant which were published during trial, constituted ineffective assistance of counsel. If the hearing court determines that trial counsel was not ineffective, the judgment of sentence shall be reinstated. If the hearing court determines that trial counsel was ineffective, new trial shall be granted. The order of the hearing court may be appealed.