Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Willis

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided September 23, 2011No. 205 EDA 2011PublishedCited by 58 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*395OPINION BY

BENDER, J.:

Appellant, Donald A. Willis, appeals pro se from the November 23, 2010 order denying his petition for post-conviction relief pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546. For the reasons that follow, we vacate that order and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

Appellant entered a guilty plea on May 27, 2009, to the offenses of homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence (DUI), homicide by vehicle, accident involving death or injury while not properly licensed, and DUI. That same day, he was sentenced to 6 to…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. TurnerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  2. Commonwealth v. FinleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1988
  3. Commonwealth v. AlbrechtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1998
  4. Commonwealth v. JetteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  5. Commonwealth v. EllisSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1993

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3Cited by58 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HenkelSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  2. Commonwealth v. WillisSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  3. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2014
  4. Com. v. Mojica, E.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2020
  5. Com. v. Betts, T.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2020

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