Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 12/24/1981
Commonwealth v. Finley
Citations
- 440 A.2d 1183
- 497 Pa. 332
- 1981 Pa. LEXIS 1159
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- counsel for a PCHA petitioner allows legal grounds for a complaint to be more ably explored and promotes the efficient administration of justice
- “Counsel for a PCHA petitioner can more ably explore legal grounds for complaint, investigate underlying facts, articulate claims for relief and promote efficient administration of justice.”
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Judges: O'Brien, Roberts, Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, Kauffman, Wilkinson
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21 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Commonwealth v. FinleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1988-10-31· cited 4,104×
- Pennsylvania v. FinleySupreme Court· 1987-05-18· cited 3,807×
- Peterkin v. JeffesThird Circuit· 1988-08-23· cited 131×
- Commonwealth v. FinleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-01-07· cited 69×
- Commonwealth v. FergusonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-12-03· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. HarrisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-01-20· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. BrownSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-05-10· cited 18×
- Commonwealth v. KaufmannSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-06-07· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. PetersonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1996-09-25· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. LuckettSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-09-23· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. SawyerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-07-16· cited 14×
- Commonwealth v. KeeneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-10-05· cited 11×
- Commonwealth v. MillerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-03-02· cited 8×
- Commonwealth v. O'NealelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-06-03· cited 7×
- Szymanski v. Allegheny County Court Criminal DivisionCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-09-27· cited 7×
- Commonwealth v. RauserSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-10-20· cited 6×
- Commonwealth v. NoleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-02-03· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. NoleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1984-12-28· cited 5×
- Commonwealth v. HicksSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1983-12-16· cited 4×
- Commonwealth v. MorganSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1986-09-25· cited 3×
Cites
4 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Commonwealth v. SangriccoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-05-30· cited 46×
- Commonwealth v. BlairSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1977-02-28· cited 30×
- Commonwealth v. McClintonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1980-04-28· cited 16×
- Commonwealth v. FinleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1978-03-23· cited 9×
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