Commonwealth v. Duffey

OPINION OF THE COURT

NEWMAN, Justice.

Appellant Steven J. Duffey (Duffey) has filed a direct appeal 1 from the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County, entered December 2, 1996, which granted the Commonwealth’s Motion to Strike Duffey’s Amended Petition for Relief pursuant to the Post-Conviction Relief Act (PCRA). 2

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In this Court’s Opinion affirming Duffey’s judgment of sentence on direct appeal, Mr. Justice McDermott summarized the facts of this case as follows:

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