Case Name: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Withers PONTON, Appellant
Court: Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1981-07-08
Citations: 494 Pa. 316
Docket Number: Appeal No. 80-3-453
Parties: COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Withers PONTON, Appellant.
Judges: Before O’BRIEN, C. J., and ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY, KAUFFMAN and WILKINSON, JJ.
Reporter: Pennsylvania State Reports
Volume: 494
Pages: 316–317

Head Matter:
431 A.2d 277
COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. Withers PONTON, Appellant.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Submitted April 21, 1981.
Decided July 8, 1981.
Steven R. Geroff, Philadelphia, for appellant.
Robert B. Lawler, Garold Tennis, Philadelphia, for appellee.
Before O’BRIEN, C. J., and ROBERTS, NIX, LARSEN, FLAHERTY, KAUFFMAN and WILKINSON, JJ.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
PER CURIAM:
The order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia denying appellant's petition for relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act, 19 P.S. § 1180-1 et seq., is affirmed on the opinion of Judge Gafni.