Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Ousley

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 13, 2011No. 309 WDA 2010PublishedCited by 390 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

STEVENS, P.J.:

This is an appeal from the order entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County denying Appellant’s petition filed under the Post-Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-46. Appellant contends (1) his conviction for aggravated assault merged with his conviction for robbery for sentencing purposes; (2) guilty plea/sentencing counsel was ineffective in failing to consult with Appellant regarding the filing of a post-sentence motion and/or direct appeal in order to raise Appellant’s legality of sentencing claim; (3) PCRA counsel was ineffective in…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. TurnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  2. Commonwealth v. FinleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  3. Roe v. Flores-OrtegaSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  4. Commonwealth v. PittsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2009
  5. Commonwealth v. LantzySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999

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3Cited by390 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. RykardSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
  2. Commonwealth v. SmithSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
  3. Commonwealth v. WatleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  4. Commonwealth v. JenkinsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  5. Commonwealth v. LaneSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013

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