Commonwealth v. Johnson
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
SPAETH, Judge:
This appeal is from an order denying, without a hearing, appellant’s third P.C.H.A. petition. The lower court found that all of appellant’s claims had either been previously litigated or waived. We agree with appellant that one of his claims—that because of ineffective counsel he was denied his right of appeal from the order denying his first P.C.H.A. petition—has not been previously litigated or waived. We therefore reverse and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
This case has an extensive history going back more than 20 years. We shall, however, recount…
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2Cases cited6 opinions
- Commonwealth v. SullivanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. TriplettSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Commonwealth v. MirandaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Commonwealth v. MaySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Commonwealth v. OliverSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Dean Nathan Campbell v. Donald T. Vaughn the District Attorney of the County of Delaware the Attorney General of the State of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
- Commonwealth v. KnightSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
- Commonwealth v. AshbySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Commonwealth v. NastariSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
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