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Commonwealth v. Glover

Citations

  • 738 A.2d 460
  • 1999 Pa. Super. 198
  • 1999 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2354

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  • holding that for PCRA counsel’s no-merit letter to comply with Finley, counsel must address all issues identified in the appellant’s pro se petition.
  • explaining that when a PCRA court adopts the reasoning of a Turner/Finley letter, “the certified record fails to demonstrate that the PCRA court has conducted a meaningful independent review of the issues” (citation (Footnote Continued Next Page
  • “When . . . the PCRA judge affirms by adopting counsel’s ‘no merit’ letter, the certified record fails to demonstrate that the PCRA Court has conducted a meaningful independent review of the issues as required under Turner [and Finley].”

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Judges: Johnson, Cercone, Olszewski

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