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Commonwealth v. Wells

Citations

  • 719 A.2d 729
  • 553 Pa. 424
  • 1998 Pa. LEXIS 2118

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that the collateral order doctrine did not apply in this context because a criminal defendant has a future remedy and his right to appeal would not be lost
  • reiterating the importance of finality and preventing undue delay in PCRA proceedings

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Judges: Flaherty, C.J., and Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman and Saylor

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