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Commonwealth v. Bishop

Citations

  • 645 A.2d 274
  • 435 Pa. Super. 211
  • 1994 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2353

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  • holding an appellant cannot obtain relief by claiming he lied during his waiver colloquy
  • holding an appellant cannot obtain relief by claiming he lied during his waiver colloquy
  • holding an appellant cannot obtain relief by claiming he lied during his waiver colloquy
  • addressing claims of coerced guilty pleas in the context of ineffectiveness of counsel under the PCRA and maintaining that a defendant cannot prevail by claiming that he lied previously while under oath during a guilty plea colloquy
  • appellant could not claim that he was entitled to post-conviction relief because trial counsel had coerced him into waiving his jury trial right, where he testified during colloquy before trial that he voluntarily waived that right

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Judges: Johnson, Elliott, Hester

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