Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Tanner

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 6, 1991No. 906PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HOFFMAN, Judge:

This is an appeal from an order entered on April 17, 1991, denying appellant post-conviction relief. On appeal, appellant contends that he is entitled to relief under the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA). 1 Appellant, Raymond Tanner, raises the following issues:

A. Was appellant denied a stenographer and transcript of the preliminary hearing and the failure of his trial counsel to request a transcript or a remand of the case for a preliminary hearing with transcript deemed ineffective assistance of counsel.

B. Was trial counsel ineffective in failing to cross examine the mother…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  2. Commonwealth v. HubbardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Commonwealth v. ThomasSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  4. Commonwealth v. DukemanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  5. Commonwealth v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. BegleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  2. Commonwealth v. LiebelSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  3. Commonwealth v. LauroSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  4. Commonwealth v. PaddenSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  5. Commonwealth v. LantzySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998

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