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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1/22/1999

Commonwealth v. Wallace

Citations

  • 724 A.2d 916
  • 555 Pa. 397
  • 1999 Pa. LEXIS 140

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding that a failure to raise a claim “in the PCRA petitions presented to the PCRA court” waives the claim for purposes of appellate review
  • holding that a failure to raise a claim “in the PCRA petitions presented to the PCRA court” waives the claim for purposes of appellate review
  • concluding that a petitioner’s failure “to raise [a claim] in the PCRA petitions presented to the PCRA Court” made the claim “not eligible for appellate review”
  • stating that issues not raised in the PCRA petition and presented to the PCRA court are not eligible for appellate review
  • noting that, in the context of a properly pleaded and supported claim of ineffectiveness, the merits of the underlying claim may be addressed and waiver avoided
  • noting that, in the context of a properly pleaded and supported claim of ineffectiveness, the merits of the underlying claim may be addressed and waiver avoided

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

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