Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1/17/2001

Commonwealth v. Brown

Citations

767 A.2d 576
2001 Pa. Super. 18
2001 Pa. Super. LEXIS 14

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holding that the PCRA petitioner “was not required to attach sworn affidavits to his PCRA petition in support of his request for an evidentiary hearing”
concluding that a PCRA court did not abuse its discretion by failing to conduct an evidentiary hearing when the petitioner failed to provide any certifications for potential witnesses
concluding that a PCRA court did not abuse its discretion by failing to conduct an evidentiary hearing when the petitioner failed to provide any certifications for potential witnesses
concluding that a PCRA court did not abuse its discretion by failing to conduct an evidentiary hearing when the petitioner failed to provide any certifications for potential witnesses
holding that trial counsel will not be found ineffective for failing to investigate or call a witness unless there is some showing by the appellant that the witness’s testimony would have been helpful to the defense
holding, “[s]ince Appellant failed to provide any certification with respect to potential witnesses, the [PCRA] Court clearly did not abuse its discretion by failing to conduct an evidentiary hearing.”

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Judges: Elliott, Eakin, Cercone

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