Commonwealth v. Taylor

This appeal comes before us following the lower court’s denial of relief pursuant to the Post-Conviction Hearing Act 1 (PCHA). This appeal has been submitted on briefs without oral argument. Appellant’s brief fails to conform with numerous appellate rules, and because the deviation is substantial, we find our ability to conduct meaningful appellate review severely impaired. Given the inadequacy of the appellant’s brief we have no recourse and must quash the appeal without reaching the merits.

The inadequate aspects of appellant’s brief are not mere matters of form or taste, rather they are the…