Commonwealth v. Stout

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• concluding that where appellant filed “Writ of Habeas Corpus Ad Subjiciendum” alleging jurisdictional defects, appellant was obligated to proceed under the PCRA
• applying for a writ of habeas corpus as a tactical choice to evade the timeliness requirements of the PCRA is not permitted
• vacating order denying appellant’s improperly titled petition for writ of habeas corpus and remanding for appointment of PCRA counsel
• vacating order denying the appellant’s improperly titled petition for writ of habeas corpus and remanding for the appointment of PCRA counsel
• “for the most part, the PCRA has subsumed the writ of habeas corpus as a means for obtaining post-conviction relief from a judgment of sentence.”
• PCRA, not petition for habeas corpus, provided prisoner with remedy for allegations that court lacked jurisdiction and authority to prosecute him

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

3 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Commonwealth v. Stossel
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2011-04-12· cited 184×
• Commonwealth v. Kelsey
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2019-03-22· cited 55×
• Commonwealth v. Ramos
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2011-01-14· cited 28×

Cites

9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Commonwealth v. Albrecht
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-11-23· cited 654×
• Commonwealth v. Lantzy
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-07-07· cited 472×
• Commonwealth v. Peterkin
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1998-12-21· cited 447×
• Commonwealth v. Hackett
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-09-26· cited 329×
• Commonwealth v. Hughes
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-12-21· cited 218×
• Commonwealth v. Judge
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-02-21· cited 122×
• Commonwealth v. Smith
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2003-03-06· cited 95×
• Commonwealth v. Dickerson
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-05-22· cited 53×
• Commonwealth v. McFarlin
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1991-03-07· cited 22×