Commonwealth v. Halley

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided 2005-03-29

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OPINION Justice SAYLOR. We allowed appeal to consider whether, as a component of a claim of ineffective assistance of an attorney for failing to submit a court-ordered statement of matters complained of on appeal, a post-conviction petitioner must demonstrate actual prejudice as a prerequisite to reinstatement of his direct appeal rights. </…

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