Legal Opinion

Com. of Pa. v. Jordan

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 27, 2018No. 611 MDA 2017PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY STEVENS, P.J.E.:

Appellant David Vasquez Jordan appeals pro se from the Order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County on March 9, 2017, denying his petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA). We affirm.

Following a jury trial on March 18, 2011, Appellant was convicted of one count of second-degree murder as a result of a shooting that occurred during an attempted robbery on October 24, 2004. Prior to trial and after conducting a Grazier 2 hearing and referring Appellant for a mental health evaluation to determine his competency to represent…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. GrazierSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  2. Commonwealth v. HanibleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  3. Commonwealth v. BryantSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  4. Commonwealth v. FletcherSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  5. Commonwealth v. SmallSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. JohnsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  2. Com. v. Barkley, J.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2019
  3. Com. v. Bartelli, K.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  4. Com. v. Bennett, B., Jr.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018
  5. Com. v. Brown, J.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018

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