Commonwealth v. Hipps
The Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed the Court of Common Pleas order that granted the defendant’s second PCRA petition. The defendant tried to sidestep the PCRA’s time bar with a newly-discovered
April 29, 2022
The Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed the Court of Common Pleas order that granted the defendant’s second PCRA petition. The defendant tried to sidestep the PCRA’s time bar with a newly-discovered
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court affirmed the denial of PCRA relief in this capital case. On appeal to the Supreme Court, the defendant raised numerous claims of error, including a layered
The Pennsylvania Superior Court vacated the defendant’s sentence and ruled that the lower court lacked jurisdiction to resentence him. The case’s procedural history is tortured but can be summarized as
The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the dismissal of the defendant’s PCRA petition, which claimed the ineffectiveness of trial and appellate counsels. First, the defendant alleged that appellate counsel was ineffective
Read this opinion for a primer on PCRA petitions requesting DNA testing. The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the dismissal of the defendant’s petition, which sought post-conviction DNA testing. Twenty years
The Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed the lower court’s order dismissing the defendant’s second PCRA petition. The case’s procedural history is convoluted. In short, the lower court and the Superior Court
The Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed the lower court’s dismissal of the defendant’s PCRA petition. The defendant filed a petition for DNA testing. The lower court granted the petition. The defendant
In an opinion hardly longer than this summary, the Pennsylvania Superior Court reaffirmed its prior holding that “a judgment of sentence becomes final the day an appellant discontinues his direct
The Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled that plea counsel was not ineffective. The petitioner, a citizen of India, pleaded guilty to possession with the intent to distribute. Two weeks later, the
The Pennsylvania Superior Court reversed the lower court and granted the defendant’s PCRA petition. A jury convicted the defendant of three counts of solicitation to commit homicide. After his convictions
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