Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Wright
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided October 30, 2013PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice SAYLOR.
In this capital case, the Commonwealth appeals an order finding Appellee incompetent to waive his state post-conviction rights, including his right to counsel.
I. Background
Appellee was sentenced to death for the 1998 murder of James Mowery. While his direct appeal was pending, Appellee filed a pro se habeas corpus petition in federal court, see 42 U.S.C. § 2254, asking that court to direct this Court to either issue a decision within 60 days or release him from custody. The district court appointed the Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Pennsylvania to…
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