Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Elliott
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 7, 1983No. 698PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIEAND, Judge:
Alfred Elliott was tried by jury and convicted of rape. The conviction and judgment of sentence were affirmed on direct appeal by this Court. Commonwealth v. Elliott, 228 Pa.Super. 753, 312 A.2d 801 (1973). Allocatur was denied. Elliott then filed a pro se petition for relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act, 42 Pa.C.S. § 9541 et seq. New counsel was appointed and filed an amended petition, in which the effectiveness of prior counsel’s representation was challenged. Following evidentiary hearings, the P.C. H.A. court dismissed the P.C.H.A. petition. This appeal followed.
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2Cases cited17 opinions
- Commonwealth v. AndersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Commonwealth v. OwensSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Commonwealth v. WadeSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Commonwealth v. WilliamsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Commonwealth v. LeonardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
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3Cited by7 opinions
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