Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Drass

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 1, 1998PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DEL SOLE, Judge:

Appellant was charged with and found guilty of Conspiracy to Commit Rape, Rape (Unconscious), Indecent Assault (Without Consent), Indecent Assault (Unaware), Recklessly Endangering, and Impersonating a Public Servant in a trial by jury. Appellant was sentenced to seven (7) years, three (3) months, to fifteen (15) years, eleven-and-one-half (11/6) months of incarceration. Appellant filed a petition under the Post-Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”), 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 9543, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel. Appellant’s petition was denied and this appeal followed. We reverse…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  3. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  4. Griffin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  5. Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. ColavitaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
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  3. Commonwealth v. KitchenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  4. Commonwealth v. McSloySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
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