Commonwealth v. Morris
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
NEWMAN, Justice.
This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County that denied Kelvin Morris’ (Morris) Petition for Relief under the Post Conviction Relief Act, 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541 et seq. (PCRA). 1 We affirm the Order of the Court of Common Pleas (PCRA court).
I. ISSUES IN CASE
The following issues are before this Court:
1. Did the PCRA court err when it denied an evidentiary hearing on allegations that the trial and/or appellate counsel was ineffective in the following respects?
a. “Life-Qualifying” and “Death-Quahfying” 2 — For their failure to identify…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
- Morgan v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Commonwealth v. PettusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Commonwealth v. BakerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
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- Commonwealth v. AlbrechtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
- Commonwealth v. D'AmatoSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
- Commonwealth v. WrightSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2008
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