Furlong v. Coral Gables Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n

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• holding that defense counsel was ineffective where defendant had sent counsel a letter that “sufficiently demonstrated a desire to appeal, such that counsel should have made a reasonable effort to discover [defendant’s] wishes[,] as required under Flores-Ortega.”
• reiterating that when a defendant clearly asks for an appeal and counsel fails to file one or consult with his client, a presumption of prejudice arises regardless of the merits of the underlying claims
• where PCRA court grants request for reinstatement of direct appeal rights nunc pro tunc, it is without authority to reach merits of any remaining claims

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