The Pennsylvania Superior Court recently decided that a convict whose trial attorney did not disclose his own pending out-of-state disciplinary action was not entitled to relief under the Post Conviction Relief Act.
In a case of first impression, Thomas Ray Allen convicted of drug and conspiracy charges claimed he was denied effective assistance of counsel after his trial attorney failed to comply with state pro hac vice requirements by not disclosing a 19-count ethics complaint filed against him by the Ohio Supreme Court.
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