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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 3/16/1999

Commonwealth v. Porter

Citations

  • 728 A.2d 890
  • 556 Pa. 301
  • 1999 Pa. LEXIS 669

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  • holding that to establish ineffectiveness on the basis of alleged inadequate pretrial consultation, the defendant must establish that counsel inexcusably failed to raise issues that, had they been proffered, would have entitled him to relief
  • holding that to establish ineffectiveness on the basis of alleged inadequate pretrial consultation, the defendant must establish that counsel inexcusably failed to raise issues that, had they been proffered, would have entitled him to relief
  • referring to such a letter as a “‘no merit’ letter” and noting that such Cowan was an inmate at the State Correctional Institution (SCI
  • referring Cook is currently incarcerated at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Huntingdon.2 On August 17, 2010, Cook pled guilty to robbery for which the Washington County (County
  • referring to such a letter as a “‘no merit’ letter” and noting that such support thereof. After review, this Court grants Counsel’s Application and affirms the Board’s decision. Facts Petitioner is currently incarcerated at the State Correctional Institution (SCI
  • referring Carter is currently incarcerated at the State Correctional Institution (SCI) at Phoenix.2 On January 5, 1998, the Montgomery County Common Pleas Court sentenced Carter on two counts of robbery to an aggregate sentence of 10 to 20 years (Original Sentence

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

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