Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 9/25/1996
Commonwealth v. Peterson
Citations
- 683 A.2d 908
- 453 Pa. Super. 271
- 1996 Pa. Super. LEXIS 3413
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- holding that a PCRA petitioner is entitled to counsel for his first PCRA petition, regardless of the merits of his claims
- holding that a PCRA petitioner is entitled to counsel for his first PCRA petition, regardless of the merits of his claims
- “[This rule] allows an indigent defendant the opportunity to secure the appointment of counsel to aid him in the completion of his first petition seeking post-conviction collateral relief, regardless of the merits of. his claim.”
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Judges: Hudock, Schiller, Montemuro
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10 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Commonwealth v. KaranicolasSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-11-12· cited 257×
- Commonwealth v. FriendSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-03-30· cited 238×
- Commonwealth v. SmithSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-09-18· cited 135×
- Commonwealth v. HamptonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-09-15· cited 49×
- Commonwealth v. PaddenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-08-23· cited 47×
- Commonwealth v. FergusonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-12-03· cited 32×
- Commonwealth v. LindseySuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1996-12-30· cited 24×
- Com. v. Laboy, R.Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2020-03-24· cited 20×
- Commonwealth v. BradySuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-11-15· cited 15×
- Commonwealth v. LuckettSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-09-23· cited 15×
Cites
8 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Pennsylvania v. FinleySupreme Court· 1987-05-18· cited 3,807×
- Murray v. GiarratanoSupreme Court· 1989-06-23· cited 547×
- Commonwealth v. TravagliaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-06-23· cited 541×
- Commonwealth v. ChristySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1995-04-05· cited 123×
- Commonwealth v. HarrisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1989-01-20· cited 31×
- Commonwealth v. FinleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1981-12-24· cited 30×
- Commonwealth v. KaufmannSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-06-07· cited 17×
- Commonwealth v. KeeneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-10-05· cited 11×
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