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Commonwealth v. Walls

Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Apr 7, 2010
2010 Pa. Super. 54 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2010)

Summary

remanding for an evidentiary hearing by the PCRA court where the resolution of genuine issues of material fact would affect a finding of trial counsel's ineffectiveness

Summary of this case from Commonwealth v. Hill

Opinion

No. 1208 WDA 2008.

Submitted June 29, 2009.

Filed April 7, 2010.

Appeal from The Court of Common Pleas, Allegheny County, Criminal Division, No. CP-02-CR-0014218-2002, Durkin, J.

William C. Kaczynski, Pittsburgh, for appellant.

Michael W. Streily, Deputy District Attorney, for Commonwealth, appellee.

BEFORE: FORD ELLIOTT, P.J., SHOGAN and POPOVICH, JJ.



Summaries of

Commonwealth v. Walls

Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Apr 7, 2010
2010 Pa. Super. 54 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2010)

remanding for an evidentiary hearing by the PCRA court where the resolution of genuine issues of material fact would affect a finding of trial counsel's ineffectiveness

Summary of this case from Commonwealth v. Hill
Case details for

Commonwealth v. Walls

Case Details

Full title:COMMONWEALTH of Pennsylvania v. George D. WALLS, Appellant

Court:Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Date published: Apr 7, 2010

Citations

2010 Pa. Super. 54 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2010)
2010 Pa. Super. 54

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