Commonwealth v. Maple
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
CIRILLO, President Judge:
This is an appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, dismissing without a hearing appellant Jonathan Maple’s petition under the Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9551 (repealed and replaced by the Post Conviction Relief Act, 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546, effective April 13,1988). The dismissal was based on a “Finley disposition” wherein appointed counsel informed the PCHA court that “after interviewing the defendant and reviewing the record and the applicable law, it was his professional opinion that no issues of…
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