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Commonwealth v. Wells

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided March 10, 1987No. 118 W.D. Appeal Docket 1985PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION of the court

PAPADAKOS, Justice.*

This is the appeal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Appellant) from the Per Curiam Order of Superior Court affirming an Order of the Court of Common Pleas of McKean County granting relief to Richard K. Wells (Appellee) under the Post Conviction Hearing Act (PCHA).1

*466Appellee was convicted of murder of the second degree in McKean County on March 3,1976, and following the dismissal of post-verdict motions, he was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment. No direct appeal was taken. On June 26,1979, Appellee filed a pro se PCHA Petition in which he…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Barker v. WingoSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Commonwealth Ex Rel. Washington v. MaroneySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  3. Commonwealth v. HubbardSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  4. Commonwealth v. BuehlSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1986
  5. Commonwealth v. MyrickSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1976

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. WatsonSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2016
  2. Commonwealth v. BellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  3. Commonwealth v. SwavelySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1989
  4. Commonwealth v. HowardSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2000
  5. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999

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