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· 11/4/1993

Commonwealth v. Szuchon

Citations

  • 633 A.2d 1098
  • 534 Pa. 483
  • 1993 Pa. LEXIS 239

How courts have described this case

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

  • proceedings resulting in conviction were so unfair that miscarriage of justice occurred which no civilized society can tolerate
  • proceedings resulting in conviction were so unfair that miscarriage of justice occurred which no civilized society can tolerate
  • second collateral attack requires showing of miscarriage of justice which no society could tolerate or that defendant was innocent of charge
  • second collateral attack requires showing of miscarriage of justice which no society could tolerate or that defendant was innocent of charge
  • where a strong prima facie showing is offered to demonstrate that a miscarriage of justice occurred, a subsequent petition for post-conviction relief will be entertained
  • where a strong prima facie showing is offered to demonstrate that a miscarriage of justice occurred, a subsequent petition for post-conviction relief will be entertained

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Nix, Flaherty, Zappala, Papadakos, Cappy, Montemuro

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