Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Vandivner, J., Aplt.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided February 5, 2018No. 696 CAPPublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

JUSTICE TODD

This capital case, wherein Appellant James VanDivner appeals the Fayette County Court of Common Pleas’ denial of his petition for relief under the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA.”), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546, is before this Court following two remands to the PCRA court for supplemental.opinions. In response to the PCRA court’s second supplemental opinion, Appellant requested, and was granted, ■ permission to file a supplemental brief, and thereafter did so. Although also permitted to do so, the Commonwealth did not file a brief in response.. See infra, note 11. For the…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Atkins v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  3. Hall v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
  4. Commonwealth v. AliSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2010
  5. Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. Clancy, J., Aplt.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  2. Ex parte MooreCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2018
  3. Com. v. Eaddy, L.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  4. Com. v. Ellison, S.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2021
  5. Com. v. Falcon, D.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019

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