In Commonwealth v. Williams, the Superior Court held that, where counsel has effectively discontinued working on a defendant’s behalf, a pro se filing does not offend considerations of hybrid representation.
In Commonwealth v. Epps, the Superior Court revisited a newsworthy Philadelphia murderer who has collaterally attacked his convictions. Here, the Superior Court denied relief, finding the myriad claims of ineffective
In Commonwealth v. Betts, the Superior Court set forth the proper procedure for criminal defendants who wish to allege that their attorneys rendered ineffective assistance of counsel during PCRA proceedings
In Commonwealth v. Little, the Superior Court held that the defendant’s trial counsel was ineffective for not objecting to the judge’s ruling on an evidentiary issue and, thus, failing to preserve
In 1994, the defendant entered a guilty plea to kidnapping a minor and has long since served his sentence. In 2019, he filed a coram nobis petition challenging his sex
Commonwealth v. Reid is one of several similar cases that have passed through the Pennsylvania Supreme Court involving former Chief Justice Castille’s role as the elected DA of Philadelphia. In
In Commonwealth v. Webb, the Superior Court confronted an appeal from the denial of a PCRA petition. The Court held that the petitioner could not establish ineffective assistance of counsel
Matt Sullivan wrote the brief, which earned a good result for the client in Commonwealth v. Greshan, where, in an unpublished memorandum, the Superior Court agreed the lower court erred
The Superior Court remanded Commonwealth v. Johnson, finding the PCRA court misapplied the Strickland/Pierce prejudice test.
In Commonwealth v. Brown, the Superior Court determined that, with specific regard to the prejudice prong of a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, Brown was prejudiced because he established
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