Commonwealth v. Ligons

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided 2009-05-27

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Chief Justice CASTILLE, concurring. I write separately primarily because I respectfully disagree with the Majority’s 1 determination to reach claims of PCRA 2 counsel ineffectiveness that were not raised below. The Majority’s application of a no-waiver rule to reach those claims negates both judicial issue preservation principles and the explicit terms o…

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