Legal Opinion

Commonwealth v. Gaines

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 5, 2015No. 1497 MDA 2013PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION BY

MUNDY, J.:

Appellant, Robert Da-Juan Gaines, appeals from the July 15, 2013 order, dismissing his first petition for relief filed pursuant to the Post Conviction Relief Act (PCRA), 42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9541-9546. After careful review, we .quash this appeal.

We summarize the relevant facts and procedural history of this case as follows. On September 8, 2009, the Commonwealth filed an information charging Appellant with two counts each of unlawful delivery of ¿ controlled substance, criminal conspiracy, and criminal use of a communication facility.1 On October 11, 2010, Appellant proceeded…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. United States v. ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Commonwealth v. AndreSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  3. Commonwealth v. BryantSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2001
  4. In the Interest of M.D.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2003

3Cited by48 opinions

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