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6 Pennsylvania opinions name it 2 courts 2005–2024 3 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.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Commonwealth v. Sheppardgreen2 sentences2024See Johnson, 139 A.3d at 1272 ; Commonwealth v. Sheppard, 648 A.2d 563, 566 (Pa. Super. 1994) (stating petitioner bears the burden of proving ineffective assistance, and counsel is not ineffective for declining to assert a non-meritorious defense). 2024See Johnson, 139 A.3d at 1272; Commonwealth v. Sheppard, 648 A.2d 563 , 566 (Pa. Super. 1994) (stating petitioner bears the burden of proving ineffective assistance, and counsel is not ineffective for declining to assert a non-meritorious defense). | 1 | 1 |
City of Pittsburgh v. Fraternal Order of Police, Fort Pitt Lodge No. 1green2 sentences2024See Johnson, 139 A.3d at 1272 ; Commonwealth v. Sheppard, 648 A.2d 563, 566 (Pa. Super. 1994) (stating petitioner bears the burden of proving ineffective assistance, and counsel is not ineffective for declining to assert a non-meritorious defense). 2024See Johnson, 139 A.3d at 1272; Commonwealth v. Sheppard, 648 A.2d 563 , 566 (Pa. Super. 1994) (stating petitioner bears the burden of proving ineffective assistance, and counsel is not ineffective for declining to assert a non-meritorious defense). | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Taylorgreen1 sentence2023See Taylor, supra. Next, Appellant argues VOP counsel was ineffective at sentencing for failing to present mitigation evidence and call Appellant’s family members to speak on his behalf. | 1 | 1 |
Commonwealth v. Showersgreen1 sentence2016See Showers, supra at 1016-17 . | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Pennsylvania. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Commonwealth v. Ousley
green
1 sentence2024Because counsel cannot be deemed ineffective for failing to raise a non-meritorious claim, Ousley, supra, Moreno is entitled to no relief. | 1 | 2024–2024 |
Commonwealth v. Spotz
green
1 sentence2018Spotz, supra. Finally, Appellant alleges that counsel should have disputed the potential application of the mandatory minimum sentence based upon his due process right to individualized sentencing. | 1 | 2018–2018 |
Necho Coal Co. v. Denise Coal Co.
green
2 sentences2005Necho Coal Co. v. Denise Coal Co., 387 Pa. 567 , 128 A.2d 771 (1957). 2005Necho Coal Co. v. Denise Coal Co., 387 Pa. 567 , 128 A.2d 771 (1957). | 1 | 2005–2005 |
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.