In the Interest of A.P.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
HUDOCK, Judge:
The question which brings this matter to this Court en banc is: What means, if any, are available to a juvenile to perfect his constitutional right to appellate review of a disposition order when his counsel was ineffective in failing to file a direct appeal, and relief is unavailable under the Post Conviction Relief Act? 1
This appeal comes to us as an appeal from an order denying Appellant’s (A.P.’s) motion to appeal nunc pro tunc. A.P. was adjudicated a delinquent following a hearing on February 26, 1990, concerning charges that he possessed sixty-four vials of crack cocaine.…
Also in this document: Concurrence.
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- In Re GAULTSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Commonwealth v. HicksSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1969
- Commonwealth v. DavisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Commonwealth v. BerriosSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Commonwealth v. HallSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
- In re B.S.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003
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