Case Name: Commonwealth v. Pent, Petitioner
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1968-01-18
Citations: 428 Pa. 591
Docket Number: No. 107
Parties: Commonwealth v. Pent, Petitioner.
Judges: Before Bell, C. J., Musmanno, Jones, Cohen, Eagen, O’Brien and Roberts, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 428
Pages: 591–592

Head Matter:
Commonwealth v. Pent, Petitioner.
Before Bell, C. J., Musmanno, Jones, Cohen, Eagen, O’Brien and Roberts, JJ.
Frederick J. Pent, appellant, in propria persona.
John H. Brydon, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.
January 18, 1968:

Opinion:
Opinion
Per Curiam,
The petition for allocatur is granted. The order of the Superior Court is reversed. The orders of the Court of Oyer and Terminer, and Quarter Sessions of Butler County are vacated and the record is remanded to that Court with instructions to appoint counsel to represent Frederick J. Pent, alias Frederick J. Pint, in a post-conviction proceeding at which the appellant's eligibility for an evidentiary hearing and/or other relief may be determined. Cf. Commonwealth v. Hoffman, 426 Pa. 226, 232 A. 2d 623 (1967).