Case Name: Commonwealth v. Miller, Appellant
Court: Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1970-12-30
Citations: 218 Pa. Super. 724
Docket Number: Appeal, No. 429
Parties: Commonwealth v. Miller, Appellant.
Judges: Wright, P. J., dissents.
Reporter: Pennsylvania Superior Court Reports
Volume: 218
Pages: 724–724

Head Matter:
Commonwealth v. Miller, Appellant.
Argued November 9, 1970.
Simon B. John, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant;
Daniel G. Reilly, Assistant District Attorney, with him Joseph F. Kovach, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Opinion:
Opinion
Per Curiam :
The record is remanded to the court below with directions to hold an evidentiary hearing on the circumstances of appellant's failure to file post-trial motions. If the court below shall find that appellant did knowingly and intelligently waive his right to file post-trial motions, it shall enter an order to that effect. If the court should find that he did not understandingly and intelligently waive his right to file post-trial motions, it shall permit appellant to file such motions nunc pro tunc. If such motions are denied, it shall permit appellant to file an appeal nunc pro tunc from the judgment of sentence. Commonwealth v. Grillo, 208 Pa. Superior Ct. 444, 222 A. 2d 427 (1966).
Wright, P. J., dissents.