Commonwealth v. Triplett
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
1Opinion of the Court
DEL SOLE, Judge:
This appeal is from an order denying Appellant, Franklin Triplett’s, PCHA petition. After a non-jury trial, Appellant was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol or controlled substance, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3731, and leaving the scene of an accident involving damage to an attended vehicle, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3743. Trial counsel failed to file post-trial motions and by motion an order was entered dismissing Appellant’s direct appeal but permitting him to file for relief under the Post Conviction Hearing Act. Following a PCHA hearing on the issues originally raised in his…
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Commonwealth v. DouglassSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
- Commonwealth v. MagwoodSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Commonwealth v. JohnsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981
- Commonwealth v. BrownSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1982
- Commonwealth v. PeppersSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Commonwealth v. McElroySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1993
- Commonwealth v. LloydSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1997
- Commonwealth v. Lombardo, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Lawrence County1990
- Commonwealth v. Torres & Cruz, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1993
- Commonwealth v. WhitmyerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
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