Case Name: Commonwealth v. Steich, Appellant
Court: Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Decision Date: 1970-08-06
Citations: 217 Pa. Super. 770
Docket Number: Appeal, No. 484
Parties: Commonwealth v. Steich, Appellant.
Judges: Wright, P. J., dissents.
Reporter: Pennsylvania Superior Court Reports
Volume: 217
Pages: 770–770

Head Matter:
Commonwealth v. Steich, Appellant.
Submitted June 8,1970.
Rodney D. Henry, Public Defender, for appellant;
Michael F. O’Brien, Assistant District Attorney, and Ward F. Clark, District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

Opinion:
Opinion
Per Curiam :
The order of the court below is vacated and the record remanded so that appellant may amend the post-conviction petition of May 6, 1969, to allege any extraordinary circumstances which justify the failure to raise his new allegations on his prior petition. Post Conviction Hearing Act, Section 4(b) (2), Act of January 25, 1966, P. L. (1965) 1580, 19 P.S. §1180-4(b) (2) (Supp. 1970). See Commonwealth v. Satchell, 430 Pa. 443, 243 A. 2d 381 (1968).
Wright, P. J., dissents.