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Commonwealth v. Gillespie

Citations

  • 516 A.2d 1180
  • 512 Pa. 349
  • 1986 Pa. LEXIS 901

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  • discussing rule of retroactivity announced in Cabeza and adopting reasoning in Shea v. Louisiana, 470 U.S. 51 (1985
  • new rule of law will not be applied retroactively after appellant’s direct appeal is final
  • new rule of law will not be applied retroactively after appellant's direct appeal is final
  • a new rule of law to which we give full retroactive effect, will not be applied to any case on collateral review unless that decision was handed down during the pendency of an appellant’s direct appeal and the issue was properly preserved there, or ... is non-waivable

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Judges: Nix, Larsen, Flaherty, McDermott, Hutchinson, Zappala, Papadakos

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