Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Baker

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 25, 2005PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

LALLY-GREEN, J.:

¶ 1 Appellant, John Baker, appeals from the September 17, 2004 denial of his petition under the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9546. We reverse and remand.

¶ 2 The trial court recited the following facts and procedural history:

On December 11, 2002, John Baker, Defendant herein, sold heroin to a detective and an undercover police officer for $110. Defendant was apprehended and charged accordingly. Defendant was also charged with another delivery for a different date, but as part of the plea bargain, the other delivery was to be nol prossed.

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Commonwealth v. LantzySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  3. Commonwealth v. AllenSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  4. Hrivnak v. Workers' Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002

3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Com. v. Allen, H.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
  2. Com. v. Baker, A.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2021
  3. Com. v. Beal, M.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  4. Com. v. Burton, T.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  5. Com. v. Carmichael, S.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2017

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