Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Fiore

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided July 20, 2001PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPopovich, J.

¶ 1 This is an appeal from the June 8, 2000, order of the Court of Common Pleas, Westmoreland County denying Appellant’s petition filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act, 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9546. William Mike Fiore’s sole argument on appeal is whether the PCRA Court erred in denying a new trial based on a finding that Appellant’s after-discovered evidence was of questionable credibility and would not have affected the outcome of the trial. For the following reasons, we reverse the order and remand for a new trial.

¶ 2 The procedural and factual histories of this case are quite…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. Abu-JamalSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  2. Commonwealth v. YagerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1996
  3. Commonwealth v. WhitneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  4. Commonwealth v. CampbellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  5. Commonwealth v. FranklinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990

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3Cited by25 opinions

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