Commonwealth v. Childress

¶ 1 Raymond Childress appeals from the December 18, 2000 order denying him post-conviction relief. Appellant contends that prior counsel rendered ineffective assistance by failing to pursue: 1) the suppression of the Commonwealth witnesses’ testimony on grounds that the Commonwealth obtained that testimony in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 4952(a)(2), Pa. Rule Professional Conduct 3.4(b), and 18 U.S.C. § 201(c)(2); and 2) the dismissal of these charges on the basis that Appellant was selectively prosecuted. We find that prior counsel’s representation was not deficient, and we affirm.

¶ 2 On…