Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 12/17/2010

Commonwealth v. Rivera

Citations

10 A.3d 1276
2010 Pa. Super. 237
2010 Pa. Super. LEXIS 4763
2010 WL 5132909

How courts have described this case

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holding that trial counsel is presumed to be effective and “the burden of demonstrating ineffectiveness rests on [A]ppellant”
holding that trial counsel is presumed to be effective and “the burden of demonstrating ineffectiveness rests on [A]ppellant”
setting forth prongs petitioner must plead and prove in order to establish ineffective assistance of counsel
setting forth the prongs necessary for an ineffectiveness of counsel claim
“[U]nder the rule of lenity, penal statutes must be strictly construed, with ambiguities being resolved in favor of the accused.”
counsel is presumed effective and burden to establish otherwise is on appellant

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Judges: Musmanno, Bender, Lazarus

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