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  • Commonwealth v. Greer

    Publication Date: 2024-06-28
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
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    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McCaffery
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 87 MAP 2023

    Superior court erred in requiring Post Conviction Relief Act counsel to submit a merits brief after learning of defendant's intention to assert ineffective assistance claims against PCRA counsel, and should have instead remanded the case to the PCRA court. Order of the superior court reversed and remanded.

  • Commonwealth v. Drayton

    Publication Date: 2024-05-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court
    Judge: Justice McCaffery
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 83 MAP 2023

    Appellant appealed the Superior Court's order affirming the post conviction review court's denial of his petition for post conviction relief. The court held that appellant's trial attorney did not render per se ineffective assistance by failing to object when the trial court provided the jury with written instructions not specifically authorized under Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 646.