Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 3/20/1986

Commonwealth v. Dougherty

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506 A.2d 936
351 Pa. Super. 603
1986 Pa. Super. LEXIS 9881

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observing defendant’s statutory minimum sentence resulted from defendant’s conviction for drunk driving and was not a penalty for defendant’s decision to exercise his right to a jury trial rather than accepting an Accelerated Rehabilitation Disposition
district attorney’s discretion not unconstitutional; due process not violated by vesting in district attorney sole discretion to move admission into ARD
district attorney's discretion not unconstitutional; due process not violated by vesting in district attorney sole discretion to move admission into ARD
failure to include ineffective assistance of counsel claim in statement of questions presented excused
failure to include ineffective assistance of counsel claim in statement of questions presented excused
failure to include ineffective assistance of counsel claim in statement of questions presented excused

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Judges: Cirillo, Montemuro, Popovich

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