Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 5/22/2001

Commonwealth v. Hall

Citations

771 A.2d 1232
565 Pa. 92
2001 Pa. LEXIS 1075

How courts have described this case

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holding that a petitioner should seek nunc pro tunc relief through the PCRA when the PCRA affords an ability to seek a remedy
holding that the Post Conviction Relief Act is the exclusive state law remedy for challenging allegedly illegal convictions
holding that request for reinstatement of direct appeal rights due to appellate counsel’s ineffective assistance is cognizable under PCRA and is thus subject to PCRA’s time restrictions
holding that “[n]o other statutory or common law remedy ‘for the same purpose’ is intended to be available; instead, such remedies are explicitly ‘encompassed’ within the PCRA.”
holding that “[n]o other statutory or common law remedy ‘for the same purpose’ is intended to be available; instead, such remedies are explicitly ‘encompassed’ within the PCRA.”
holding that -3- J-S42006-18 “[n]o other statutory or common law remedy ‘for the same purpose’ is intended to be available; instead, such remedies are explicitly ‘encompassed’ within the PCRA.”

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Judges: Flaherty, Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor

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