Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Fowler
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 20, 1997No. 0147 M.D. Appeal Docket 1996PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION ANNOUNCING THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT
NEWMAN, Justice.
James Michael Fowler (Fowler) appeals an Order of the Superior Court affirming the Order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County, which denied the petition for relief pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541 et seq. We affirm the Order of the Superior Court.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In July 1990, Pennsylvania State Trooper A1 Diaz was working with William Fern as a confidential informant. Fern had been purchasing controlled substances from Michael Parker, who was obtaining drugs from a third party. On…
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