Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Swartzfager

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 20, 2012PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY GANTMAN, J.:

Appellant, Christopher Swartzfager, appeals from the order entered in the Venan-go County Court of Common Pleas, denying his petition brought pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”).1 We vacate and remand for further proceedings.

The relevant facts and procedural history of this appeal are as follows. Appellant pled guilty on September 29, 1998, to attempted rape. On November 23,1998, the court sentenced Appellant to sixty-six (66) to two hundred forty (240) months’ imprisonment. This Court affirmed the judgment of sentence on October 11, 2000. Appellant did…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. Gamboa-TaylorSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  2. Commonwealth v. RobinsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
  3. Commonwealth v. DotySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  4. Commonwealth v. FlanaganSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004
  5. Commonwealth v. MarkowitzSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2011

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