Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. March

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 23, 1988No. 01926PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROSKY, Judge:

This is an appeal from the judgment of sentence entered on May 29, 1987.

Appellant was convicted in a jury trial on four counts of corruption of minors, 18 Pa.C.S. § 6301(a), and sentenced to four consecutive three (3) to twenty-three (23) month terms of imprisonment. Appellant filed neither post-verdict motions, a motion for reconsideration of sentence, nor an appeal. After retaining new counsel, however, he did file a petition pursuant to the Post Conviction Hearing Act (“PCHA”), 42 Pa.C.S. § 9541, et seq., 1 alleging various instances of trial counsel’s ineffectiveness. After…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1987
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  3. Commonwealth v. SimioneSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  4. Commonwealth v. PierceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
  5. Commonwealth v. LambertSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1973

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. KoppSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  2. Commonwealth v. JonesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1991
  3. Com. v. Mitchell, P.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2018

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