Commonwealth v. Root’s Empirical Analysis
2018
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Commonwealth v. Wallace · 403 Pa. Super. 467 - Commonwealth v. McClendon · 2009 Pa. Super. 66 - Commonwealth v. Parsons · 2017 Pa. Super. 14 - Commonwealth v. Rivera · 2017 Pa. Super. 91 - Commonwealth v. Andrews
Most-quoted passages
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“To overcome this presumption, a PCRA petitioner must plead and prove that: (1) the underlying legal claim is of arguable merit; (2) counsel's action or inaction lacked any objectively reasonable basis designed to effectuate his client's interest; and (3) prejudice, to the effect that there was a reasonable probability of a different outcome if not for counsel's error.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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