Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Mallory
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 19, 2008No. 28 EAP 2006, 29 HAP 2006, 30 EAP 2006PublishedCited by 142 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Chief Justice CASTILLE. *
Ricky Mallory, Braheem Lewis, and Hakim Lewis 1 (collectively “appellants”) were tried together in a bench trial and found guilty of aggravated assault, attempted murder, and lesser crimes. After their direct appeals were unsuccessful, each appellant later filed a petition seeking collateral relief under the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546. Each appellant alleged, among other claims, that his trial lawyer was ineffective in failing to challenge the knowing, voluntary, and intelligent nature of his jury trial waiver, noting that the…
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