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Commonwealth v. Tedford

Citations

  • 781 A.2d 1167
  • 566 Pa. 457
  • 2001 Pa. LEXIS 2269

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  • concluding that an amended petition is not untimely where a pro se petition was timely filed
  • holding that “where an appellant files his first PCRA Petition without the assistance of counsel, the appellant shall be permitted to file an amended PCRA Petition with the assistance of counsel.”
  • holding: “where an appellant files his first PCRA Petition without the assistance of counsel, the appellant shall be permitted to file an amended PCRA Petition with the assistance of counsel”
  • counseled petition filed after dismissal of a timely pro se petition without appointment of counsel is treated as an amended petition

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

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