Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Stark

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 9, 1995No. 1703PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CERCONE, Judge:

This is an appeal of an order of the lower court (the Butler County Court of Common Pleas) dismissing appellant’s petition for post-conviction relief without a hearing. We vacate the order and remand the case for a hearing.

Appellant entered a plea of guilty to nine counts of burglary on August 3, 1992. On September 17, ¡1992, the lower court sentenced him to concurrent terms of imprisonment of three to six years. At the time of sentencing, appellant was serving a sentence of imprisonment in Westmoreland County in connection with charges filed there. Appellant was also serving a…

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Commonwealth v. EaddySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
  3. Commonwealth v. DickersonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1972
  4. Commonwealth v. NelsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1990
  5. Commonwealth v. PotosnakSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1981

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Gary Lee Doctor v. Gilbert A. WaltersCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
  2. Clifford Smith v. Martin Horn, Commissioner, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections James Price, Superintendent, of the State Correctional Institution at Greene, and Joseph P. Mazurkiewicz, Superintendent, of the State Correctional Institution at Rockview Clifford Smith v. Martin Horn, Commissioner, Pennsylvania Department of Corrections James Price, Superintendent, of the State Correctional Institution at Greene, and Joseph P. Mazurkiewicz, Superintendent, of the State Correctional Institution at RockviewCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
  3. Commonwealth v. BrownSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  4. Commonwealth v. GloverSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  5. Commonwealth v. HalleySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003

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