Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 7/10/1989

Commonwealth v. Albert

Citations

561 A.2d 736
522 Pa. 331
1989 Pa. LEXIS 318

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holding that rule-based right to counsel in a PCRA proceeding embodies the “concomitant right to effective assistance of counsel” in the PCRA court
holding that rule-based right to counsel in a PCRA proceeding embodies the “concomitant right to effective assistance of counsel” in the PCRA court
holding that rule-based right to counsel in a PCRA proceeding embodies the “concomitant right to effective assistance of counsel” in the PCRA court
recognizing, “at the very least, appellant must be allowed the right to have an appeal aided by competent counsel. The guidance and representation of an attorney should assure that meritorious legal issues are recognized and addressed, and that meritless claims are foregone.”
\It is axiomatic that the right to counsel includes the concomitant right to effective assistance of counsel\
“[I]n this Commonwealth one who is indigent is entitled to the appointment of counsel to assist with an initial collateral attack after judgment of sentence.”

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Judges: Nix, Larsen, Flaherty

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