Case Name: Commonwealth v. Schultz, Appellant
Court: Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1969-06-05
Citations: 215 Pa. Super. 714
Docket Number: Appeals, Nos. 94 and 95
Parties: Commonwealth v. Schultz, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Pennsylvania Superior Court Reports
Volume: 215
Pages: 714–715

Head Matter:
Commonwealth v. Schultz, Appellant.
Submitted April 14, 1969.
Fred E. Baxter, Jr., Assistant Public Defender, and George H. Boss, Public De fender, for appellant; Charles B. Watkins, Carol Mary Los, and Robert L. Campbell, Assistant District Attorneys, and Robert W. Duggan, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Opinion:
Opinion
Per Curiam :
The court below dismissed appellant's post-conviction petition which alleged only denial of the right to appeal from guilty pleas. It did not independently determine the legality of the sentence and voluntariness of the pleas as required by Commonwealth v. Walters, 431 Pa. 74, note 1 at page 76, 244 A. 2d 757 (1968). Appellant shall be allowed to amend his petition, if possible, to allege specific, nonfrivolous facts not controverted by the record and pertaining to the sentence or plea which, if true, entitle him to relief. If such amendment is made, the necessary determination shall be made only after a full and fair evidentiary hearing on the facts alleged.
Accordingly, the order of the court is vacated and the record remanded for this determination.