Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 11/23/1998

Commonwealth v. Albrecht

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720 A.2d 693
554 Pa. 31
1998 Pa. LEXIS 2619

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holding that “[t]he denial of PCRA relief cannot stand unless the petitioner was afforded the assistance of counsel”
holding that an unrepresented petitioner who is indigent has the right to court-appointed counsel to represent him on his first PCRA petition
holding that an unrepresented petitioner who is indigent has the right to court-appointed counsel to represent him on his first PCRA petition
holding that the appointment of counsel pursuant to [Pa.R.Crim.P. 904] carries with it an “enforceable right to effective post- -5- J-S27039-22 conviction counsel”
holding that trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to file a suppression motion where firefighters entered appellant’s home and where appellant consented to a subsequent search on the following day
holding that trial counsel was not ineffective for failing to file a suppression motion where firefighters entered appellant’s home and where appellant consented to a subsequent search on the following day

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Judges: Flaherty, Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor

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