Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 6/21/2005

Commonwealth v. Jones

Citations

876 A.2d 380
583 Pa. 130
2005 Pa. LEXIS 1326

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stating that any claims that have been waived by a petitioner are beyond the power of this Court to review
stating that any claims that have been waived by a petitioner are beyond the power of this Court to review
examining whether appellant properly pleaded Pierce elements in appellate brief before determining whether he pleaded them in PCRA petition
examining whether appellant properly pleaded Pierce elements in appellate brief before determining whether he pleaded them in PCRA petition
reflecting an unchallenged award of penalty relief where “trial counsel failed to investigate and develop mitigating evidence”
explaining that “if a petitioner raises allegations, which, even if accepted as true, do not establish the underlying claim of trial counsel ineffectiveness, he or she will have failed to establish the arguable merit prong related to the claim”

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Judges: Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor, Eakin, Baer

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