Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 4/13/1998

Commonwealth v. Lantzy

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712 A.2d 288
1998 Pa. Super. LEXIS 626

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claim that counsel was ineffective for advising defendant to withdraw his appeal and post-sentence motions was not a cognizable PCRA claim, since PCRA relief is available only for sentences greater than the lawful maximum
claim that counsel was ineffective for advising defendant to withdraw his appeal and post-sentence motions was not a cognizable PCRA claim, since PCRA relief is available only for sentences greater than the lawful maximum
“If a defendant desires to assert that counsel’s ineffective assistance deprived him of the right to appeal, causing him prejudice, but not affecting the underlying verdict or adjudication, the defendant can seek relief by requesting an appeal nunc pro fit/ic.”

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Judges: McEwen, President Judge, and Cavanaugh, Cirillo, Tamilia, Popovich, Johnson, Hudock, Ford Elliott and Eakin

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