Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Walsh

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided October 23, 2015No. 366 EDA 2015PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

GANTMAN, P.J.:

Appellant, Thomas A. Walsh, appeals pro se from the order entered in the Chester County Court of Common Pleas, which denied his motion for DNA testing pursuant to Section 9543.1 of the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”). 1 We affirm.

The relevant facts of this case are as follows. On October 9, 2003, Appellant was released from prison on parole following his convictions for terroristic threats and harassment against his wife, Dinah Walsh (“Victim”). A condition of Appellant’s sentence prohibited Appellant from having contact with Victim. Additionally, on the date of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Commonwealth v. EdmistonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2013
  3. Commonwealth v. WilliamsSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  4. Commonwealth v. HeilmanSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2005
  5. Commonwealth v. EdmistonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2004

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3Cited by51 opinions

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