Legal Opinion

Com. v. Steckley, S., Jr.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 30, 2015No. 1995 MDA 2014PublishedCited by 62 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

WECHT, J.:

In this consolidated case, both the Commonwealth and Steward Steckley (“Steck-ley”) appeal the November 5, 2014 order granting Steckley’s petition for relief pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-46. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for resentencing.

In 2009, the Commonwealth charged Steckley with two counts of possession of child pornography and one count of prohibited offensive weapons.1 Prior to trial, the Commonwealth provided sentencing guideline worksheets to Steckley’s attorney. Those worksheets contained the guideline…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. North Carolina v. AlfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Lafler v. CooperSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  4. Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  5. Missouri v. FryeSupreme Court of the United States · 2012

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3Cited by62 opinions

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  4. Com. v. Anderson, M.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2022
  5. Com. v. Bell, E.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2023

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