Commonwealth v. Petras

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided 1987-11-30

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KELLY, Judge: Following a bench trial, appellant, Richard Petras, was convicted of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse involving oral sodomy on a thirteen year old male. On March 18, 1986, appellant was sentenced to a term of three to six years imprisonment. Appellant-contends in this appeal that trial counsel rendered ineffective assistance thereby deny <span citation-inde…

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