McGuire v. Dargis

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• holding that trial counsel cannot be deemed ineffective for failing to raise a meritless claim
• concluding that the “failure to meaningfully discuss each of the three ineffectiveness prongs” renders claim “waived for lack of development[]”
• concluding that the “failure to meaningfully discuss each of the three ineffectiveness prongs” renders claim “waived for lack of development[]”
• concluding that an appellant’s “failure to meaningfully discuss each of the three ineffectiveness prongs” renders the claim “waived for lack of development[]”
• holding that when a PCRA petitioner “fails to meaningfully discuss each of the three ineffectiveness prongs, he is not entitled to relief, and we are constrained to find such claims waived for lack of development” (citations and quotation marks omitted)
• noting that, if an ineffective assistance claim falls short under any element, the court need not consider other elements

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