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criminal defendant sustains claim in Pennsylvania

9 Pennsylvania opinions name it 2 courts 1995–2003 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Pennsylvania courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (5)

CaseFollowedCited
Commonwealth v. Edmistongreen
pa · 1993 · cited in 7 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 1995–1999
2 sentences

1999Commonwealth v. LaCava, 542 Pa. 160, 178 , 666 A.2d 221, 229 (1995)(citing Commonwealth v. Edmiston, 535 Pa. 210, 237 , 634 A.2d 1078, 1092 (1993)).

1999Commonwealth v. LaCava, 542 Pa. 160, 178 , 666 A.2d 221, 229 (1995)(citing Commonwealth v. Edmiston, 535 Pa. 210, 237 , 634 A.2d 1078, 1092 (1993)).

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Commonwealth v. LaCavagreen
pa · 1995 · cited in 5 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 1998–1999
2 sentences

1999Commonwealth v. LaCava, 542 Pa. 160, 178 , 666 A.2d 221, 229 (1995)(citing Commonwealth v. Edmiston, 535 Pa. 210, 237 , 634 A.2d 1078, 1092 (1993)).

1999Commonwealth v. LaCava, 542 Pa. 160, 178 , 666 A.2d 221, 229 (1995)(citing Commonwealth v. Edmiston, 535 Pa. 210, 237 , 634 A.2d 1078, 1092 (1993)).

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Scott v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation & Parolegreen
pacommwct · 1999 · cited in 1 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 2003–2003
1 sentence

2003Scott v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, 739 A.2d 1142, 1145 (Pa.Cmwlth.1999) (quoting Commonwealth v. Lassiter, 554 Pa. 586, 592 , 722 A.2d 657, 660 (1998)) (citations omitted).

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Commonwealth v. Lassitergreen
pa · 1998 · cited in 1 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 2003–2003
2 sentences

2003Scott v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, 739 A.2d 1142, 1145 (Pa.Cmwlth.1999) (quoting Commonwealth v. Lassiter, 554 Pa. 586, 592 , 722 A.2d 657, 660 (1998)) (citations omitted).

2003Scott v. Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, 739 A.2d 1142, 1145 (Pa.Cmwlth.1999) (quoting Commonwealth v. Lassiter, 554 Pa. 586, 592 , 722 A.2d 657, 660 (1998)) (citations omitted).

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Commonwealth v. Baezgreen
pa · 1998 · cited in 1 Pennsylvania opinions naming this issue, 2000–2000
2 sentences

2000As this court recently stated: “A criminal defendant sustains a claim of ineffectiveness of counsel by proving: (1) that the underlying claim is of arguable merit; (2) that counsel’s performance had no reasonable basis; and (3) that counsel’s ineffectiveness worked to his prejudice.” Commonwealth v. Baez, 554 Pa. 66 , 720 A.2d 711, 733 (1998).

2000As this court recently stated: “A criminal defendant sustains a claim of ineffectiveness of counsel by proving: (1) that the underlying claim is of arguable merit; (2) that counsel’s performance had no reasonable basis; and (3) that counsel’s ineffectiveness worked to his prejudice.” Commonwealth v. Baez, 554 Pa. 66 , 720 A.2d 711, 733 (1998).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Pennsylvania. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Statutes the citing opinions construe

PA § 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9711 (6) PA § 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2502 (3) PA § 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9543 (3)

Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.

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